"San Pedro - Backpackers heaven in the desert" Top 5 Page for this destination San Pedro de Atacama by joernme
San Pedro de Atacama Travel Guide: 244 reviews and 606 photos
San Pedro de Atacama is the meeting point for travellers wanting to explore the surrounding Atacama desert as well as geysers and mountains and for those heading to Bolivia by bus. It is a small and quiet town with many simple hostals and now also with a luxury hotel. Most backpackers in Chile will go there, but it still is really worth a visit.
The landscape around is absolutely fascinating! It is the driest desert on Earth. Until I came, at least. I sent some Northern German rain prayers to the sky and all of the sudden it was raining. Don't know if that really helped, but at least it kept raining for 3 days (100m higher it was snow) and the roads were flooded, so that on 2 days we were even cut off from the rest of the world. I did not mind, though, as I found nice people to hang around with and do some rain hiking and snow bathing trips. See more inside...
- Pros:Nature, Nature, Nature
- Cons:Not really an off the beaten track place anymore
- In a nutshell:Desert lovers like me - go!
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Bizarre Snow Landscapes
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This is the first snow capped cactus I have seen in my life, it all seemed so unreal. Especially after coming out of the... more travel advice
Hot steam baths in natural pools
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I don?t remember the name of this magical place, I only believe to know it?s up the road into direction El Tatio... more travel advice
Reflection - Is it real or not? Water?...
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I was quite lucky to receive some rain in the driest spot on earth. Before coming to SP I was told something of 53 years... more travel advice
Crazy signs made in Chile ? Part II
Local Customs
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For those who can?t read the yellow sign there, this is the Peluqueria Reflejos 2, the barber shop Reflections 2. I... more travel advice
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Comments (13)
Amazing place. I was there in June. A real place where u can really enjoy peace!
I'll take my time exploring this wonderful page properly! And yes, I agree with you about the mountain waiting for the souls..
superb page about a distant place.....Atacama, I didn't make it there ....I see what I missed out on. thanx for the virtual trip
More spectacular photos from the Far North. An excellent journey!
Wow... Astonishing Photos! San Pedro must be an incredible place to visit!!
Really good pictures of San Pedro!!! And an awesome black and white too!! These images are a good reason to head for San Pedro in October...again ;-)
Loved the Licancabur shots. The sort of pages I joined VT for. Note: please come to Australia immediately (we need the rain!)
Wow! Breathtaking!! Licancabur photos are among the best I have ever seen!! Fascinating! And the cacti under the snow!!This page is just brilliant!
Some Great photo's, enjoyed visiting your page
I visited SP two years ago and I fully agree with you. I enjoy your pages!
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