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We waited for the sunset at the Coyote stone.
After an incredible scenic sunset, we begin the trip back to your Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
See the sunset behind the Andes.
It is amazing.
Sure, Pisco Sour helps a little.
Licancabur, Juriques and Laskar Volcanoes are behind my nephew.
The ears on the wall to hear noises of movements in the vulcanic subsoil.
"If you always do what you have always done, you will receive what you have always received."
Verne Hill
Marcelo says, 'One is good, two is well better'!
LOL
These ponds have a very high salt content, about 33%, far above what we find in the sea, so when entering the water in the water you do not have to make the minimum effort to float. It's the same thing that happens in the Dead Sea, the giant saltwater lake in the Middle East.
You can enter this pond even if you can not swim, as soon as your body is in the water, you will already be floating. In ponds like this you should not dive headfirst. It is also good to avoid wetting the face, especially the eyes and mouth, due to excess salt that can be harmful.
The water in the pond is cold and hot, and this causes some people to give up bathing in it. We go in and we can ensure that after a few seconds in the water you get used to it and the temperature difference is no longer a nuisance.
The bath is refreshing, especially if you are doing a very hot afternoon like the one on the day of our tour. And the float makes the bath more fun and also relaxing, as we do not have to make any effort to stay in the water.
People are not actually allowed to get into Laguna Cejar's waters.
Instead, tour agency took us to the adjacent Laguna Piedra, where we could brave the high altitude cold and get into the lukewarm water. We found a current of warm water (heated by the thermal springs), it was actually not uncomfortable.
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These ponds have a very high salt content, about 33%, far above what we find in the sea, so when entering the water in the water you do not have to make the minimum effort to float. It's the same thing that happens in the Dead Sea, the giant saltwater lake in the Middle East.
You can enter this pond even if you can not swim, as soon as your body is in the water, you will already be floating. In ponds like this you should not dive headfirst. It is also good to avoid wetting the face, especially the eyes and mouth, due to excess salt that can be harmful.
The water in the pond is cold and hot, and this causes some people to give up bathing in it. We go in and we can ensure that after a few seconds in the water you get used to it and the temperature difference is no longer a nuisance.
The bath is refreshing, especially if you are doing a very hot afternoon like the one on the day of our tour. And the float makes the bath more fun and also relaxing, as we do not have to make any effort to stay in the water.
The guide asked me to tell them something funny to laugh at.
I said he was an idiot (joking of course).
My nephew laughed a lot at my quick response.
Even the guide laughed.
The Ojos del Salar, or eyes of the salar, are two large holes, very close to each other, probably formed by the pressure of water in a weak soil long ago. Unlike the lagoons visited later, the water in these holes is sweet.
Bathing is allowed only in one of the holes, where there are some stones at the edge that make it easier for the person to get out of the water. The water is cold and the hole is deep, so you need to know how to swim. Most people go into it just to jump in the water without getting in the bath afterwards.
We spent little time in Ojos del Salar, enough to take some photos and wait for the people who wanted to jump in the water. We dived.
Juriques and Licancabur Volcanoes.
"The beautiful landscape of the Atacama desert, with the two iconic volcanoes: Licancabur (5920 meters, considered as being a holy mountain) and Juriques (5705 meters)."
M.E.
Abner conquered it.
He needed to rest a little.
Ten days after our arrival the Highlands, we are already acclimatized with high altitudes. We did not feel 'altitude sickness' after a week in Bolivia, when we entered Chile, we did not have to worry about the thin air anymore.
The ascent took almost two hours and fifty minutes. It's exhausting. With constant stops for people who are not acclimatized with high altitude. Breathe slowly for the heart beat to subside. Two professional mountaineers come up with the group. One climber goes ahead and the other is the last. Both of them equipped with ropes and first aid kit.
The people who arrived in San Pedro de Atacama (without acclimatization of high altitude, well-slept night and almost empty stomach) and tried to climb, had to give up at the beginning or in the middle of the trail, because they felt altitude sickness, even before the arduous climb. One of the professional mountaineers took the first person back to the van and the second who gave up halfway, had to wait for our descent with a guide at his side.
I physically looked great. It was really easy for me.
My nephew arrived exhausted at the top of the volcano. He had to rest, but he won something difficult and did not give up, the climber was motivating.
There are 3 bases before you reach the summit:
The first base is to get accustomed to the altitude (breathing slowly - meditation) at the bottom of the volcano;
The second base is where we wear the mountaineering equipment, the high boots with iron locks in the solar, helmet and the support sticks. We walked a little to get used to the equipment. We put on more winter clothes. We do not even feel the cold when it is rising, but on the summit is a huge cold and a strong and sharp wind. It is almost impossible to take off the leather gloves to take the photographs;
The third base is before the summit. About 60 meters before you reach it. Rest to the grandiose landscape;
The summit of the volcano Toco? Look at the photos.
Our plan was to climb the active volcano Laskar, but the volcano is closed by heavy rains that had not occurred 500 years ago in the driest desert in the world. Many of the tours we intended were closed.
Second turist gave up over here.
Some people do not acclimate to high altitude. There is no way to get to the Andes the day before and play sports, walk, breath, eat and we live at sea level.