Driving through the Atacama - video and pics

[rogwar]

Click on the first pic below to see the video.

[rogwar]

Inactive volcano in the background.



More volcano. The PEE is an acronym in Spanish basically meaning emergency meeting point (at a mine).

[Reschke]

I haven't been there before but have had some business dealings with companies that work in the region and have been invited to go. The pictures really do it justice from what I have been told.

[MaSonZ]

Any guesstimate of distane for the mountains in background? Celarly its quite a distance, but its amazing how such a desolate terrain can make things seem so much closer.

[rogwar]

No idea but it sure looked like a very long walk.

[Selino631]

sweet pics, i hope to go down there 1 day

[Masherbrum]

Any guesstimate of distane for the mountains in background? Celarly its quite a distance, but its amazing how such a desolate terrain can make things seem so much closer.

Those are the Andes and probably less than 50-60 miles judging by the photos.

Rog, is that "Atacama Road"?

[MaSonZ]

Those are the Andes and probably less than 50-60 miles judging by the photos.

Rog, is that "Atacama Road"?

figured it'd be further.

[Tracerfi]

INTERESTING

[rogwar]

This is some of the wildest natural terrain I've ever seen. It has not rained to any extent in this particular area for thousands of years. It's in the Atacama.

[rogwar]

Those are the Andes and probably less than 50-60 miles judging by the photos.

Rog, is that "Atacama Road"?

Yes for a portion I was on that road but the pics were taken relatively not far from that route but rather a private road.

[TonyJoey]

This is some of the wildest natural terrain I've ever seen. It has not rained to any extent in this particular area for thousands of years. It's in the Atacama.
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Wow, that is some odd terrain. What causes that? Great pics, btw.

[Masherbrum]

This is some of the wildest natural terrain I've ever seen. It has not rained to any extent in this particular area for thousands of years. It's in the Atacama.

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They have tried to compare a couple of certain areas of the Atacama Desert, to that of Mars IIRC.   Thought I had read that about it probably 15 or so years ago.   Probably wrong though, something about a salt found on Mars, was also present in the same region of the Atacama.   

[rogwar]

They have tried to compare a couple of certain areas of the Atacama Desert, to that of Mars IIRC.   Thought I had read that about it probably 15 or so years ago.   Probably wrong though, something about a salt found on Mars, was also present in the same region of the Atacama.   

See "Comparison to Mars"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert

[ACE]

Wow, that is some odd terrain. What causes that? Great pics, btw.

He said it doesn't really rain there...  I'm sure thats the reason.