Waking up slightly groggy from the effects of the fantastic mojitos (fresh EVERYTHING) of last night, we pile back into our touring vehicle after breakfast to visit the hot springs North of San Pedro. As we climb the desert setting I can’t help but look at my altimeter to see that we were now at 11,100 ft elevation…
We step out into the chilly landscape and take a walk down to the hotsprings at 11,500 ft. There are a series of eight interconnected pools that are at about 90 degrees in temperature and we don’t hesitate in jumping right on in to escape the cool air.
After staying here for 2 hours, the group tavels to another sector of the Atacama desert in order to see the ancient Cordona cacti, which sit comfortably in a valley where a warm creeks runs through. The cacti aren’t just old, they are BIG! Evidently, the taller the cactus, the older the cactus and we are informed that many of the cacti here are 2000-3000 years old. Damn.
After our excursion, we travel back to San Pedro for some free time before we leave for Calama and our flight departure.
We’ll see how another night in Santiago is gunna treat me. I need to get a better understanding of the Metro system as well as grab some nice gloves somewhere. The weather is supposed to be stable this weekend and Monday is a national holiday. Hellllllooooo Andes…
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