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Atacama Desert

 
Description: It extends from the coast into the Anden. The high plateau lies approxinately 2200 meters over the sea level, thereby ... more
Atacama Desert ... extreme upward gradients.

Newest Review: ... in the joy that this landscape was offering us. I almost started talking to them, but I was trying to desist from my urge to talk to walls and rocks, so I didn’t. ******************************* ******* Then we skirted off the main road and were on our way to San Pedro de Atacama. This is the number one destination for most people who go to the Atacama Desert. I will tell you more about it ... more

 ... when I get there. The road to a destination is as important as the destination itself, if not more so, you see, and should never be disregarded. It was not, I almost didn’t want to get to San Pedro anymore, for although this was not the first desert...more

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Crowned Review Atacama Desert: A Beckoning from the Spirits of the World's Driest Desert (4674 words)
by librelola - written on 16.10.05 (Very useful, 226 readings)
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The Desert of Atacama, in the extreme north of Chile, is the driest desert in the world. Make sure you always carry a good supply of water with you, you will not need big amounts of food; the scenery will feed your spirit to such an extent that your body will not require the extra energy. You will lose weight and be uplifted, what more can you ask of a place? All right, I might be exaggerating slightly, but there is a lot of truth to it as well. ************************************** The borders of the Atacama Desert are not very precisely outlined; they are1000 to 1100 kilometres long (600 to 700 miles), snaking all the way ...

 
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