"Around Chaixa Lake -Autour de la lagune de Chaixa" San Pedro de Atacama Travelogue by Maillekeul
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The Chaixa Lake is located in the middle-east of the Salar of Atacama (supposed to be the most arid desert in the world). The Salar in itself is full of bricks of salt... And when the sun goes slowly down the hills, the moutains on the other side turn red and the bricks of salt... orange, of course !!!
La Lagune de Chaixa est situee au milieu-est du desert d'Atacama, egalement denomme Salar de Atacama, vu qu'il est constitue de briques de sel au sol. C'est cense etre le desert le plus aride du monde... Et lorsque le soleil se couche, les montagnes qui font face a ce spectacle deviennent rouge et les briques de sel.... orange, bien sur !!
Small, not very deep, not very blue, but it's the well where the birds come to quench their thirst... You will say : why there is water in the supposed-to-be most arid desert in the world ? I will answer : *** off... !
Petite, pas tres profonde, pas tres bleue, mais c'est un point d'eau ou les oiseaux viennent s'abreuver... Vous me direz, c'est un peu bete qu'l y ait de l'eau dans le desert suppose etre le plus aride au monde ? Je vous repondrai : merde, c'est comme ca !
Among these birds... flamingos !!!
Parmi ces oiseaux... des flamants !! Ca vous coupe les pattes, hein ?
But what hangs on the neck of our brave reporter ??? A binocular kindly lent by the owner of our hostal... Very useful to look at the flamingos far in the distance...
Stef reporter et les jumelles de feu
Mais qu'est-ce qui pend au cou (et pas au nez) de notre intrepide reporter ? Mais bon sang mais c'est bien sur ! Une paire de jumelles gentiment prettee par le proprietaire de notre pensionnette... Tres utile pour mater les flamants loin la-bas...
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I was convinced to go to Atacama , but now we are absolutely decided Thank you
small attractive town among volcanos,vicuñas and guanacos...and increasing tourism...in the middle of desert!...sans oublier une qualite de lumiere comme nulle part ailleurs,meme pas a knowhere (oklahoma)!
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