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Espacio – La Frontera Ultima

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

I went to San Pedro de Atacama for a couple of reasons, but I mainly went because I wanted to see what I believe to be the greatest star show on earth. When I was near Mt Hanang, Tanzania last June witnessing the best stars I had ever seen, I wondered about how much better it would be in Atacama Desert, Chile. Well I can report that San Pedro is an amazing place to see as much of the Universe as possible. I signed up for an evening at a local astronomer´s home where Allen and his wife have five telescopes and put on quite an informational feast. The stars in town are good, but nothing extraordinary. Their home is a few kilometers out and above town where it is very dark and the viewing is more than extraordinary.

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Thar She Blows… On Land

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Geysers… not whales.  I went to Geyser del Tatio today.  We left at 4:00 AM in order to be there by 6:30 when enough light allows you to enjoy the show.  We were at 4300 meters in an ancient caldera where there is an active geyser field.  They warn you about how dangerous a geyser can be (no kidding) and then let you walk around the field on your own (no kidding). 

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San Pedro de Atacama

Friday, April 20th, 2007

As I mentioned in the previous post, I took a bus ride from Salta across the great Puna or Altiplano (high plains), Andes and Atacama Desert regions of Argentina and Chile to San Pedro de Atacama and it was a ... [Continue reading this entry]