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Chile Chapter 1: Copiapó - Pan de Azúcar, from volcano to penguin

The first part of our journey was the most adventurous: we rented a huge 4WD in Copiapó and just headed out to discover the desert. Along the way we slept at unexpected places, we saw mountains in all colours imaginable, we saw salt flats, lagunas, our first flamingos and vicuñas,... At one point we saw this perfectly shaped volcano lingering at the horizon, and two days later we stood on top of it, 5075m above the sea! One day later we saw pelicans, pinguins, sea otters, vultures,...

But the highlight of this part of Chile for me was the mindblowing first view of Laguna Verde near the Argentinian border. Check out for yourself just how blue(?) "Verde" can be!!!


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Copiapó 1
Copiapó 1		 Copiapó 2
Copiapó 2		 Copiapó 3
Copiapó 3		 Coloured mountains 1
Coloured mountains 1		 Coloured mountains 2
Coloured mountains 2
Along the road 1
Along the road 1		 Along the road 2
Along the road 2		 Coloured mountains 3
Coloured mountains 3		 Coloured mountains 4
Coloured mountains 4		 Communication station at 4600m
Communication station at 4600m
Coloured mountains 5
Coloured mountains 5		 Penitente 1
Penitente 1		 Penitente 2
Penitente 2		 Salar de Maricunga
Salar de Maricunga		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 1
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 1
The photographer 1
The photographer 1		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 2
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 2		 2 photographers
2 photographers		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 3
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 3		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 4
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 4
Camping in the wild 1
Camping in the wild 1		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 5
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 5		 Car after sunset
Car after sunset		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 6
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 6		 Camping in the wild 2
Camping in the wild 2
The photographer 2
The photographer 2		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 7
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 7		 Frosty morning
Frosty morning		 The photographer 3
The photographer 3		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 8
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 8
The photographer 4
The photographer 4		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 9
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 9		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 10
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 10		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 11
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 11		 National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 12
National Park Nevado de Trés Cruces 12
Car abstract
Car abstract		 Flamingos 1
Flamingos 1		 Flamingos 2
Flamingos 2		 Vicuñas 1
Vicuñas 1		 Coloured mountains 6
Coloured mountains 6
Rio Lama 1
Rio Lama 1		 Rio Lama 2
Rio Lama 2		 Vicuña close-up
Vicuña close-up		 Air reflection
Air reflection		 Laguna Verde 1
Laguna Verde 1
Laguna Verde 2
Laguna Verde 2		 Laguna Verde 3
Laguna Verde 3		 Laguna Verde 4
Laguna Verde 4		 Laguna Verde 5
Laguna Verde 5		 Laguna Verde 6
Laguna Verde 6
Laguna Verde pano
Laguna Verde pano		 Camping in the wild 3
Camping in the wild 3		 Playing pool in La Ola
Playing pool in "La Ola"		 Volcano Doña Inés 1
Volcano Doña Inés 1		 The photographer 5
The photographer 5
Coloured Canyon 1
Coloured Canyon 1		 Coloured Canyon 2
Coloured Canyon 2		 Coloured Canyon and Volcano Doña Inés
Coloured Canyon and Volcano Doña Inés		 Coloured Canyon and Salar de Pedernales
Coloured Canyon and Salar de Pedernales		 Coloured Canyon 3
Coloured Canyon 3
Monkey in front of Volcano Doña Inés
Monkey in front of Volcano Doña Inés		 Road on the volcano
Road on the volcano		 Looking back at Salar de Pedernales
Looking back at Salar de Pedernales		 Camping in the wild 4
Camping in the wild 4		 Sunset over Salar de Pedernales 1
Sunset over Salar de Pedernales 1
Lovely grass
Lovely grass		 Sunset on Volcano Doña Inés
Sunset on Volcano Doña Inés		 Sunset over Salar de Pedernales 2
Sunset over Salar de Pedernales 2		 Sunrise over Salar de Pedernales
Sunrise over Salar de Pedernales		 Penitente on the volcano
Penitente on the volcano
Climbing Volcano Doña Inés
Climbing Volcano Doña Inés		 View from Volcano Doña Inés 1
View from Volcano Doña Inés 1		 View from Volcano Doña Inés 2
View from Volcano Doña Inés 2		 View from Volcano Doña Inés 3
View from Volcano Doña Inés 3		 On top of Volcano Doña Inés
On top of Volcano Doña Inés
Monkey on top of Volcano Doña Inés
Monkey on top of Volcano Doña Inés		 5075m above sea level!!!
5075m above sea level!!!		 Got stuck! @ Salar de Pedernales
Got stuck! @ Salar de Pedernales		 Purple Mountain
Purple Mountain		 Train for Glenn
Train for Glenn
Potrerillos - a mining town and factory
Potrerillos - a mining town and factory		 Sunset close to El Salvador
Sunset close to El Salvador		 Chañaral
Chañaral		 Pan de Azúcar 1
Pan de Azúcar 1		 Pan de Azúcar 2
Pan de Azúcar 2
Pan de Azúcar 3
Pan de Azúcar 3		 Pan de Azúcar 4
Pan de Azúcar 4		 Pan de Azúcar - hidden see otter
Pan de Azúcar - hidden see otter		 Pan de Azúcar 5
Pan de Azúcar 5		 Pan de Azúcar 6
Pan de Azúcar 6
Pan de Azúcar 7
Pan de Azúcar 7		 Pan de Azúcar 8
Pan de Azúcar 8		 Pan de Azúcar 9
Pan de Azúcar 9		 Pan de Azúcar 10
Pan de Azúcar 10		 Pan de Azúcar 11
Pan de Azúcar 11
Pan de Azúcar 12
Pan de Azúcar 12		 Pan de Azúcar 13
Pan de Azúcar 13		 Pan de Azúcar 14
Pan de Azúcar 14		 Pan de Azúcar 15
Pan de Azúcar 15		 Pan de Azúcar 16
Pan de Azúcar 16
Pan de Azúcar 17
Pan de Azúcar 17		 Pan de Azúcar 18
Pan de Azúcar 18		 Pan de Azúcar 19
Pan de Azúcar 19		 Pan de Azúcar 20
Pan de Azúcar 20		 Pan de Azúcar 21
Pan de Azúcar 21
Pan de Azúcar 22
Pan de Azúcar 22		 Pan de Azúcar 23
Pan de Azúcar 23		 Pan de Azúcar 24
Pan de Azúcar 24		 Pan de Azúcar 25
Pan de Azúcar 25		 Pan de Azúcar 26
Pan de Azúcar 26
Pan de Azúcar 27
Pan de Azúcar 27		 Pan de Azúcar 28
Pan de Azúcar 28		 Pan de Azúcar 29
Pan de Azúcar 29		 Pan de Azúcar 30
Pan de Azúcar 30		 Pan de Azúcar 31
Pan de Azúcar 31
Pan de Azúcar 32
Pan de Azúcar 32		 Pan de Azúcar 33
Pan de Azúcar 33		 Pan de Azúcar 34
Pan de Azúcar 34		 Pan de Azúcar 35
Pan de Azúcar 35

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Greg Van den Bleeken10-Jul-2015 18:30
Thank you David!
Guest 19-Jul-2014 17:15
Wonderful photos. Like Frank Trask I too grew up in this area. Nothing but fond memories for me.
P.S. Your picture labeled 'Chorillos' should be labeled "Potrerillos".
David Robbins
Greg Van den Bleeken17-Sep-2011 07:38
Thank you all for your nice comments - even though I do not always reply, your kind words are highly valued! @Frank: great bit of background information, thanks!
Guest 16-Sep-2011 13:57
I grew up in the area, and the photos are wonderful. i put the survey monumnet on the top of Dina Inez in 1962 Wonderful to see the wildlife at Pan de Azucar, a place that we used to go fishing at a lot in the 1950 era
Frank trask
Liz 13-Jun-2011 11:44
These are beautiful photos. I envy you,and wish I was seeing these views in person!
Guest 05-Mar-2009 23:18
Great photos, shame about the apostrophe s used to make your plurals
Guest 03-Sep-2008 14:25
VERY NICE SHOTS CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! A+
marianne 18-Dec-2007 18:14
zoals steeds weer ongelooflijk prachtige foto's, mening van een amateurke natuurlijk, op foto nr 99 is een zeedier te zien met lange witte tentakels of zoiets, wat was dit voor een dier?
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