"Lauca - Altiplano at its best" a Lauca Travel Page by joernme

At the end of my 6 months in Chile I took 2 weeks off to discover Chiles wonderful North. Much of this you will see on my Chile page, but Lauca must be mentioned on its own. I booked a trip with a small group in a small bus in a small travel agency in a small street in Arica. The experience was grand! From sea level to 4.600m height was quite difficult for some of us, though, especially on the way back. We chew a lot of coca leaves with cactus ash to overcome the height sickness and everybody had to sing a christmas song from his country, but still it was hard to stay awake on the way down. Until then, though, the scenery was unforgettable and the trip a lot of fun. I believe the name of the travel agency was Jurasi Tours - excellent!