Tuesday, February 15th-

This morning we toured the Salar de Atacama (world’s third largest salt flat, after Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni and Utah’s Great Salt Lake) and a few high-altitude lakes. Epic photos below. The rest of the day was spent recovering from the oppression of waking up at 6am. Also: eating incredible veggie burgers (the best we’ve found in South America).

The flamingos eat the krill which eat the minerals produced by the endless volcanic activity in the region.

Benji and Lani chatted up a group of university students from Concepcion (in central Chile) who were on our tour. Great to see those Spanish classes put to use!

Forgot to mention: in the restaurant adjacent to the wonderful veggie burger joint, they served a dish (Chori..something??) that consisted of a pile of french fries covered by diced beef, chicken, pork, and sausage, onion, and a fried egg. The meat fanatics of the group rejoiced.