Chile Travel Pictures

Lagunas Altiplanicas in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Lagunas Altiplanicas in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Sunset at the Moon Crater in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Atacama Desert geysers, Chile

The Atacama desert in northern Chile is the driest desert in the world. Despite this there are beautiful high altitude lakes, known as Lagunas Altiplanicas where it is too cold for the water to evaporate. The lakes in these pictures are Laguna Miscanti and Laguna Lejía. The whole region is volcanic, which makes for spectacular geysers which are active early in the day.

Crater of the Moon, Atacama Desert, Chile

Salt lake in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Sunset over the desert near Tocopilla in Northern Chile

Salt lake with flamingoes in the Atacama Desert, Chile

The desert also contains several salt lakes, which have a resident population of pink flamingoes. The region is also home to herds of Vicuña, which are endemic to the Andes.

Valle de Nevado ski resort near Santiago, Chile

High altitude lake in the Atacama Desert, Chile

The Andean region near Santiago has several ski resorts which are among the best known in South America. Valle de Nevado sits at just over 3000m altitude with an extensive network of marked pistes.

Japanese Garden, La Serena, Chile

Train to Uyuni in Bolivia from Calama, Chile