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Photo of the Day: Dali Desert in Bolivia

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Our 4-Day Tupiza to Uyuni tour in Bolivia, South America was filled with unique landscapes. We captured snow capped mountains, snow dotted deserts, eroded mountain ranges, glowing lakes and most importantly the largest Salt Flats in the world, Salar de Uyuni.

This picture is from day 2 of our tour when we were first exposed to the glowing lakes, dark volcanoes and Salvador Dali looking desert. And of course, this desert is named Desierto de Dali.

Desierto de Dali / Dali Desert in Bolivia

Photo of the Day: A Good Luck Sunset

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San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It is located east of Antofagasta, some 106 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano. There are various activities for tourist and adventurers in the San Pedro de Atacama area: trekking, climbing, archaeological sightings, exploration tours in natural landscapes and even sand boarding in the desert. Because of its altitude, a brief period of acclimatization may be required.

Valle de la Luna (“Valley of the Moon”), a moon-like landscape with ruins of old Chilean salt mines, and worker huts. Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley): a valley where gigantic dunes and rocks abound. – Wikipedia

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Stack of Rocks Symbolizing Good Luck in San Pedro de Atacama Desert

Photo of the Day: Valle de la Muerte in the Atacama Desert

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Valle de la Muerte, also known as Death Valley, is easily accessed from the desert of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile. The large sand dunes are ideal for sand boarding, hiking and experiencing sand blasts in the strong desert winds. Be sure to protect your cameras, or you will end up with sand in your lenses like we did.

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Landscape at Valle de la Muerte Near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

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Dirt Streets of San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama is an adventure town located in Chile’s Northern Salt Mountains and is an extreme desert environment.  The landscape is very picturesque with snow capped mountains in the distance and desert valleys that glow orange when the sun sets. (more…)

Photo of the Day: Vanilla Sky Sunset in the Atacama Desert

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San Pedro de Atacama is located around beautiful landscapes.  During our Valle de la Luna tour in the Atacama desert with Cactus Tours we visited the Mirador where we witnessed yet another beautiful sunset that reminded us of a vanilla sky.

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Vanilla Sky Sunset in the Atacama Desert of Chile

Photo of the Day: Valle de la Luna, Chile

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Valley of the Moon (Valle de la Luna) is located 13 kilometers west of San Pedro in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert of Chile. It has various stone and sand formations which have been created through the centuries by floods and wind and has also given it an impressive range of color and texture, looking somewhat similar to the surface of the moon. Wikipedia

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Road to Valle de la Luna