Laguna Chaxa, Peine, Toconao, Quebrada de Jere, Laguna de Cejar
13/03/2011
Laguna Chaxa, Peine, Toconao, Quebrada de Jere, Laguna de Cejar
13/03/2011
Reserva Natural Los Flamencos, Laguna Chaxa
Great views of the Atacama desert, on the right the oasis of Toconao
Peine and the church with the stairs made of cactus wood.
Quebrada de Jere
The slope up to border to Argentina
Laguna de Cejar - like the Dead Sea in Israel
It was a great feeling to float in this super-salty water.
We left at 9 am directly to Laguna Chaxa (Reservation Nacional "Los Flamencos") where the flamingos and many other birds come to feed and nest in the salty lakes (entrance fee 2500 pesos pax). Drive South to Peine where we saw some amazing geoglyphs on the outer Walls of a cave located in a canyon above Peine. Back to Toconao where we had lunch in a simple restaurant and where lucky to assist to a local Carnival celebration. On the outskirts of Toconao there is a canyon that bears a fertile valley, the Quebrada de Jere which we visited as well (1500 plc pax). On our way back to San Pedro we stopped at the Laguna de Cejar and bathed in the super salty water (2000 plc pax). Great dinner with pastel de choclo, empanadas, palta at La Casona again.