Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Breathtaking in every sense of the word

Lagunas Altiplanicas, Atacama Desert. Chile.

Two volcanoes in the background, one of two high altitude lakes; Miscanti and Meniquez (should have some accents above the 'n' in Meniquez and 'a' in altiplanicas, but haven't sorted that one out yet).
I was slightly nervous, picked up at 6am...enough to make anyone feel faint, and we were traveling up to 4,300metres above sea level. Had bought some Gingko in Antofogasta for altitude sickness, but apart from totally white fingers (it was pretty cold up there, even if the sky looks blue and the sun is shining), i was peachy!
Totally mind blowing, in 360 degrees.
Breakfast was fabulous, tried some coca tea(purely medicinal), and bread and cheese never tasted so good.

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