It’s All Uphill from Here!

The drive from Chile to Argentina through Paso Jama wowed us for hours. It was a slow, steady climb up to 4800m in Chile and then a wicked, winding descent in Argentina. This route is on our highly recommended list! Here are some photo…

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The Driest Place on Earth – Atacama Desert, Chile

The Atacama desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on earth. There has never been enough rainfall to make a record of the precipitation. This unique place has been on our “to visit” list ever since we…

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UnBoliviable

Jupapina, nr Mallasa, Bolivia [by Paula] Not for the first time, I was sorely tempted to get down on all fours and lick the ground. Could it really be a 12,000sq km blindingly-white desert of salt we saw before us? It was reminiscent of one of those movies where they try to depict...
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The Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

I remember, what seems like a lifetime ago, when we were saving and planning for this trip reading the blogs of people traveling South America and getting inspiration for our travels. Some places, in photo after photo, were so spectacular they became a must visit on my list of places to see, and...
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