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1. El T�tio (co�oci�o
t��bié� co�o Lo�
Géi�ere� �el T�tio)
e� �� c��po �e
géi�ere� �bic��o
e� lo� �o�te� ���
�i�o� �el �orte �e
Chile./
The Tatio
(known also as
the Geysers del
Tatio) is a geysers
field placed in the
Andean mountains
of north Chile
2. El S�l�r �e T�l�r
e� �� c�erpo ��li�o
co� ��� ��perficie
�e 46 kiló�etro�
c���r��o�./
The
Salar de Talar is a
saline body with
a 46 square kilome-
tres surface
U�o� có��ore� e�fre�t�b�� el cielo ���l, lo� �o��
tes dibujaban un paisaje digno de Dalí. Finalmente
e�co�tr��o� lo� ll��o� fértile� �e lo� V�lle� �e S�l�
t�, �o��e lo� g��cho� ��rge� � c�b�llo �e e�tre lo�
�e��ero� o c��po�.
S�lt� e� ��� peq�eñ� ci���� co� �ire ���i�o q�e
rec�er�� � Perú o Bolivi�, co� ��� b�rrio� eleg��te� y
�� ce�tro ��y ��i���o, � �il 187 � �e �lt�r�. Alg��
�o� e�ificio� ��t�� �el �iglo XVII co�o el C�bil�o o el
Co�ve�to S�� Ber��r�o, pero l� ��yorí� �o� �e e�ti�
lo �eoclá�ico, co�o l� C�te�r�l o el co�ve�to �e S��
Francisco. De estilo francés, especialmente alrededor
�e �� p�rq�e ce�tr�l, �o��e rei�� l� eleg��te c�te�r�l.
L� ge�te �e rel�j� e� l� terr��� �e lo� c�fé�, p��e��
por l�� c�lle� pe�to��le� o ce��� �l �o� �e l� �ú�ic�.
El desierto de Atacama en Chile
A��q�e �e e�c�e�tr���y cerc� �e S�lt�, vol��o�
� S��ti�go co� L��, y �e S��ti�go � C�l��� �o��e �o�
e�per�b� ��e�tro g�í� ��rio, co� el r�til��te Jeep.
Finalmente llegamos a San Pedro de Atacama, donde
�o� �loj��o� e� el Hotel Aw��i, �� hotel �e ��obe, e�
el e�tilo �el p�eblo.
Co��i�er��o co�o el �e�ierto �á� ári�o �el pl��
�et�, �e e�c�e�tr� e� l� lí�e� �el Trópico �el C�pri�
cor�io, �loj��o �e�tro �e l� Cor�iller� �e Lo� A��e�
y h��t� l� co�t�. S�� Pe�ro �e �itú� � �á� �e 2 �il
�etro� �e �lt�r� y e�co�tr��o� l�� l�g���� ��l����
co� fl��e�co�.
waterfall. Some condors face the blue sky, the hills
draw a landscape worth of Dalí. Finally we find fer-
tile plains of the Valleys of Salta, where the gauchos
emerge in horses from among the paths and fields.
Salta is a small city with an andino air that
reminds us to Peru or Bolivia, with its elegant
neighbourhoods and its lively downtown, at one
thousand 187 meters of height. Some buildings are
fromthe XVII century like the Cabildo or the SanBer-
nardo convent, butmost of themareneoclassic style,
like the Cathedral or the San Francisco convent. Of
a French style, especially around its central park,
where the elegance of the cathedral reins. People re-
lax at the café terraces, stroll around the pedestrian
streets or dine at the rhythmof themusic.
The Atacama Desert in Chile
Even though it is located very close to Salta, we
flew to Santiago with LAN airlines, and from San-
tiago to Calama, where our tour guide Mario waited
for us with the gleaming Jeep.
Finally we arrive at San Pedro de Atacama,
where we stayed at the Awasi Hotel, an adobe hotel,
in the town´
s style.
Considered the most arid desert on the planet, it
is found at the Tropic of Capricorn line, placedwithin
the Andes range up to the coast. San Pedro is found
at more than 2 thousand meters of height and we
discovered some salty lagoons with flamingos.
