Other Destinations in Chile > Chile Attractions

Advantages: Peaceful and Spiritual Experience in an otherwordly Landscape
Disadvantages: None, unless you suffer from altitude Sickness

...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 from Chile's northern border with Peru (in Region I - Chile is divided into 12 regions), down to Antofagasta in Region II (still in the north of Chile really, but further down!). It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the east. The altitude ranges from about 800m (2500 feet) to ...
...multiple finds discovered throughout the Atacama region, from the pacific coast up to 6000 metres above sea level in the High Andean Mountain Ranges. There once was an Atacamanian Civilization, and the oldest mummies ever to have been located, thought to date from 18,000 BC, were found in this area and are believed to have belonged to this now departed civilization. ************************************** When we think of a desert, we tend to think ... Read review