Atacama desert - August 2005

Not a real trek this time, as the long distances done with 4x4 vehicles to reach the different places of interest of the area let you do only a few nice walks (all the same, with the Mt Licancabur ascent as an option). This is the price to pay to visit a desert, which is not only one of the most arid of the planet, but also one of the most unexpected. During hundreds of miles, every mountain is a volcano and the colors of the matter coming from the centre of the earth are amazing. You may believe you are on another planet.

Photo galleries

You can see the photo gallery of the trek on distant trails (also works on iPhone and iPad).

You will need Adobe Flash Player to see this gallery (unless you use an iPhone or iPad). The lower right button of the gallery navigation bar will allow you to see the images full screen.

If you don't want to install Adobe Flash Player, you can see the trek photos on Flickr. You can also download there pictures in their original size.

Map

Thanks to Google Maps, you will see below the trek map.

Click on "View on a larger map" to see a full screen map and to be able to load it in Google Earth plug-in and see a 3D view. The trek trace you see is not coming from a GPS, so do not try to use the coordinates to perform some actual navigation.