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!
- Pros:Scenery, Air, Mountain villages + people, daytrip possible
- Cons:the height
- In a nutshell:Go!
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Lago Chungara
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This is the "final destination" of most day trips from Arica and definitely the absolute highlight. Being on 4.600m the... more travel advice
Thin air tree methusalems
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Check out the last trees on the way up. These are real methusalems, hundreds of years old and quite unique and beautiful... more travel advice
Thin air tree methusalems
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Check out the last trees on the way up. These are real methusalems, hundreds of years old and quite unique and beautiful... more travel advice
Parinacota
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I guess this is an obligatory stop on the day tour - and it definitely is a nice one! Parinacota is a quiet indigena... more travel advice
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Comments (5)
What a great intro-photo
Beauty comes with a pricetag 4600m does funny things to people.....good tips how to counteract it.....excellent page, eigentlich fantastische Reise!!
Que magnifico! Very nice pictures and thoughts. The Parinacota Volcano and the Lauca look to be places of austere and remote beauty!
Gosh amazing to hear about the height sickness, interesting preventative method. Good about the lack of tourism. Lago Chungara, what a spectacular sight - sounds amazing. Interestng sights.
I'm breathless just looking at the photos. Is that all you took?
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