From Uyuni (Bolivia) to San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) - part 2

We woke up at 5:30 am. Actually, our driver slept through, we were supposed to leave at 5:30 am. I woke everybody up and we left at 6:15 am. As I realized later, the later, the better. Any earlier we would have frozen alive at geisers at 5065 m a.s.l.

Geiser basin Sol de Mañana, quite a crazy sight. No rails, walk till you fall into the boiling mud. An ugly smell and smoke is right into your face.






The next stop is at hot springs by the most beautiful lake ever - hot water breathing through the ice...




Driving by Piedras de Dali (Dali´s Stones)


Final stop at Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon) with a perfect reflection of Volcan Llicancabur.



At 10:30 am I was left on the border with Chile for a connection bus to San Pedro de Atacama. Hippie bus long forgotten on the border:



Chile! We were descending from 4400 m to 2200 m in a brand new bus on a brand new road through desert that stretched as far as the eye could see. I felt the landscape started to resemble slightly the southwest US. Next stop is San Pedro de Atacama for 2 days.

The full set of Uyuni trip is here.