2017-03 Chile #1 with Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris
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Hotel Torremayor
Our hotel at the start and end of the trip.
Santiago, Chile, March 4, 2017
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Rental Bicycles
Later in the day, many of the bicycles were in use.
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View
A modern city.
Hotel Torremayor #514, Santiago, Chile, March 4, 2017
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CicloRecreoVía
Streets are closed to automobiles for this Sunday exercise event.
Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Costanera Center Torre 2 & Mapocho Rive
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Tree
I can't determine which tree this is.
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Vuelo I Sculpture
One of a large variety of sculptures.
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Sculpture
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Sculpture
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Sculpture
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Sculpture
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Sculpture
Sort of a maze.
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Semillas Sculptures
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Sculpture
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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View
Modern building behind a Date Palm.
Catedral Castrense de Chile, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Mural
Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Sculpture
On the bridge by the park.
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Sculpture
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Sculpture Park, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2017
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La Estaka Restaurant
After arriving at San Pedro de Atacama, we went to lunch here.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Street & Licancabur Volcano
A busy little tourist town.
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Street & Licancabur Volcano
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Wagon
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Tres Marias
Deep in the Reserve, our first stop.
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Dune
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Salt Formation
At an abandoned salt mine.
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Salt Formation
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Salt Formation
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View
The salt crust looks like snow.
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Panorama
A strange, dramatic landscape.
Tres Marias, Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Sand Ripples
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Sand Ripples
No vegetation due to all the salt and lack of rain.
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View
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Sand Ripples
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View
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Sunset
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Andean Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Chaxa Lake, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Andean Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Chaxa Lake, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Salt Flat
Inhospitable terrain.
Chaxa Lake, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Andean Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Chaxa Lake, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Andean Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Chaxa Lake, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Lascar Volcano
Chaxa Lake, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia cunicularia
Chaxa Lake, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Adobe Restaurant
Another nice restaurant where we had lunch.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Stone Plant flowers
Aizoaceae
Hotel Diego de Almagro, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Cemetery
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Produce
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Produce
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Bicycles
Looks like most of these bicycles will be junked.
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Street
There were a number of dogs around the tourist area.
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Shop
Renting bicycles, snow boards and selling tours.
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Hotel Diego de Almagro
Our hotel.
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Pacific Dove
Zenaida meloda
Hotel Diego de Almagro, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus plebejus
Hotel Diego de Almagro, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 7, 2017
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Sand Slope
Back out to the Reserve for a climb and sunset.
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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View & Licancabur Volcano
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Sand Ripples & Rocks
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 6, 2017
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Path
Our trail to the top was longer than expected.
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View
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View
Walking along the ridge.
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Sand & Rocks
A very large sand dune.
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Thermal Feature
We arrived before dawn at this 14,200 foot site.
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
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Steam Diversion
The attempt to use the steam caused all the thermal features to go dormant. The steam diversion was stopped as a consequence.
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
This hot pool had a bit of color.
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Thermal Feature
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Thermal Feature
Possibly some thermophiles giving color.
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Sunrise
There are about 80 vents & pools in the basin.
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Thermal Feature
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Mineral Ridges
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Thermal Features
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Stone House
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Thermal Feature
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Stream
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Rock House Ruins
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Romero
Parastrephia lucida
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Cushion Plant
Pycnophyllum molle - I'm using a fairly common name for this type of plant.
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Ichu Grass
Jarava ichu
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Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus unicolor, female.
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Rufous-webbed Tyrant
Polioxolmis rufipennis
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Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus atriceps
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Red-backed Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus dorsalis
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Cordilleran Canastero
Asthenes modesta
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Vicunas
Vicugna vicugna
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Old Town
Machuca, Chile, March 8, 2017
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Church
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Llamas
Lama glama
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Vicuna
Vicugna vicugna
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Vicunas
Vicugna vicugna
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Andean Goose & young
Chloephaga melanoptera
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Puna Teal
Anas puna
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Giant Coot
Fulica gigantea
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Giant Coot
Fulica gigantea
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Giant Coots
Fulica gigantea - the pile of plant material provides food when the pond freezes.
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Puna Teals
Anas puna
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Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana
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Crested Duck
Lophonetta specularioides alticola
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Llama
Lama glama
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La Casona Restaurant
Another lunch spot, more Salmon.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 8, 2017
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View
Back to the Valley of the Moon for another sunset.
Valle de la Luna, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile, March 8, 2017
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Licancabur Volcano
Bolivian Border to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 15, 2017
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Doors & Window
Mud and straw are used to insulate roofs. Rain produces the wall pattern.
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Window
More mud streaks on the wall.
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Door & Dog
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Street
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Window & Lights
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Church
Adobe, probably stabilized against rain.
Town Square, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 16, 2017
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Tree & Street Light
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Town Square
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Church Gate
On the side of the church.
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Peruvian Peppertree berries
Schinus molle
Hotel La Casa Don Tomas, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 16, 2017
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Bindweed
Convolvulus specie
Hotel La Casa Don Tomas, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 16, 2017
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Antofagasta Thrush
Turdus anthracinus, female
Hotel La Casa Don Tomas, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 16, 2017
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Chilean Wine Palms
Jubaea chilensis
Hotel La Casa Don Tomas, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 16, 2017
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Peruvian Peppertree flowers
Schinus molle
Hotel La Casa Don Tomas, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, March 16, 2017
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High Altitude Landscape
At 15,900 feet, there is little to no vegetation.
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High Altitude Landscape
16,000 feet
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Pinnacles
16,000 feet
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Pinnacles
16,000 feet
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Pinnacle & Salar de Tara
16,000 feet
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Hoverfly
Eristalis tenax - seen while wandering around in very wet Alfalfa.
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Mission Blue
Plebejus icarioides missionensis
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Alfalfa Grasshopper
Dichroplus elongatus
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Salsify
Tragopogon porrifolius - introduced from Europe.
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Mission Blue
Plebejus icarioides missionensis
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Mission Blue
Plebejus icarioides missionensis
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Antofagasta Thrush
Turdus anthracinus
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Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
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San Pedro de Atacama to Calama, Chile, March 17, 2017
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Wind Turbines
Calama is the hub for a very large, profitable Copper mine.
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Airport
The nearby, large Copper mine supported financing of this modern airport.
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Many Mine Vehicles
Mine employees commute to Santiago regularly.
Calama airport, Chile, March 17, 2017
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Latam Airbus 321
Calama airport, Chile, March 17, 2017
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San Martin
A heroic figure in much of South America.
Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2017
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Chilean Flags
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Chilean Wine Palms
Jubaea chilensis
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Fish Market
Central Market, Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2017
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Fish Market
Central Market, Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2017
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Dining
Central Market, Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2017
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Group
El Galeon Restaurant, Central Market, Santiago, Chile, March 18, 2017
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