Saturday - August 15th - Atacama Desert!

Today we arrived in the Atacama Desert!  The landscape is magnificent!  No matter what direction you look in, the view is spectacular!  Our first excursion was to the salt flats and national park.  This national park is host to three varieties of flamingos!  The flamingos were great...but the real treat was watching the sun set!  I've tried to capture the moment for you in the pics!  Enjoy!

Tomorrow I hike to the Puritama Hot Springs and then we are going on a cultural tour explaining the history and the people of the desert!

Fascinated by the reflection!

Just amazing!

Does it get any better than this???????

Every couple of minutes the mountains would change color based on the placement of the sun in the sky!