Apr 28th, 2012 at 11:00AM: "They call this Death Valley because of all the people who don't make it out alive," our tour guide, Steve, whispered in a haunting voice.
Staring at the enormous sand dunes and unworldly rock formations, I felt fearful of what I was about to do. Of course, Steve was joking. The name actually comes from a mispronuciation by a Belgian priest, Gustavo Le Paige, who thought the landscape looked ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Sandboarding And Sunset In The Atacama Desert, Chile
Apr 28th, 2012 at 11:00AM: "They call this Death Valley because of all the people who don't make it out alive," our tour guide, Steve, whispered in a haunting voice.
Staring at the enormous sand dunes and unworldly rock formations, I felt fearful of what I was about to do. Of course, Steve was joking. The name actually comes from a mispronuciation by a Belgian priest, Gustavo Le Paige, who thought the landscape looked ...Astronomers In Chile Searching For Clues To Origin Of Universe
Apr 11th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Don't look now, but in one of the world's most inhospitable climates a hardy type of human beings are gradually beginning to thrive. Perched on the empty, windswept plains of the Atacama Desert, a high-altitude expanse of desolation that ranks as one of the driest places on the planet, astronomers and researchers are braving the otherworldly terrain for a chance to gaze deep into the fringes of ...Tierra Atacama: luxury base camp for desert adventures
Jun 9th, 2011 at 8:00AM: For the past few days, I've been sharing stories about my recent travels to the Atacama Desert, located in northern Chile. I've mentioned several of the highlights of that destination and even wrote about my climb to the top of an 18,000-foot volcano. Hopefully those stories conveyed a sense of the adventure that can be found in the Atacama, which is amongst the most beautiful and diverse places ...Climbing a Chilean volcano
Jun 8th, 2011 at 10:00AM: Earlier this week a volcano erupted along the border of Chile and Argentina, sending ash and smoke into the sky, and disrupting air travel throughout the region. The images that we've seen from that eruption have been both beautiful and terrifying in their displays of raw natural power, reminding us that the Earth ultimately still controls our fate. That sentiment hit home particularly for me, as ...The Atacama Desert's Valle de la Luna
Jun 7th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Yesterday we introduced you to the Atacama Desert, a dry, yet strikingly beautiful destination, located in Chile's northern region along that country's borders with Bolivia and Argentina. Protected on its east and west sides by towering mountain ranges, the Atacama seldom sees rainfall of any kind and as a result, it is amongst the driest places on the planet. Those dry conditions, combined with ...The Atacama Desert: Chile's Other Adventure Destination
Jun 6th, 2011 at 8:00AM:
When adventure travelers reveal a list of their top destinations, Chile is often amongst the favorites. The South American country is well known for its majestic landscapes, remote, wild places, and adrenaline inducing activities. In the south, Patagonia is widely considered one of the best backpacking and climbing destinations on the planet and Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in the ...Endurance athlete to run across Chile's Atacama Desert
Jan 22nd, 2011 at 8:00AM: Canadian endurance athlete and adventurer Ray Zahab is in Chile this week where he has just launched an epic long distance run across the Atacama Desert, a place that is renowned as the driest environment on the planet. Zahab is making the attempt as a challenge to his own abilities, but also as part of an educational outreach program with the hopes of delivering an ongoing message to students ...Adventure and luxury in Chile's Atacama Desert
Aug 13th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Yesterday we told you about options for taking a luxury expedition to the heart of Antarctica, one of the wildest, most remote places on the planet. It turns out there are plenty of other wild places that you can visit on your adventure vacations without giving up the finer things in life too.
Case in point, the Atacama Desert in Chile, a relatively narrow strip of land that stretches for 600 ...
