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We left San Pedro early on the morning to visit Salar de Atacama. We got there for the sunrise, there was plenty of flamingos by the Chaxa lagoon. From there we went to Socaire, a small village near the salt panning. We had breakfast and visited the small church.
We started to go up the mountain toward the lagoons. Our car was the slowest, we were driving 10km per hour. The other tour groups passed us. After a few km the car broke down. We got off and walked. We were at an altitude of more than 3000m. It took us more than an hour to get to Miñiques lagoon. Then we walked a little more to Miscati lagoon. When we got there our guide showed up, the car was running. We didn’t have much time to see the lagoon because we had to go back before the last car, just in case ours break down again.
On our first way up the car stopped again and didn’t run. A van that was behind us decided to push us to the top of the mountain. Imagine a car pushing the other one, like in a cartoon. We (10 persons) were all inside the car. The noise was really strong, it seemed that both cars would break down. The way down was easy, the car started to work again. For sure our car was not made for altitude.
Next stop was Toconao, another village by the Salar de Atacama. We walked a little in a small valley. Here we could see the different nature life. It was not desert and cold anymore. There was fruit trees and the climate was tempered. Once more, they took us to a handcraft store (they do this in every tour in South America) and back to San Pedro Atacama.
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