Recently, I had a great trip up to San Pedro in the Atacama desert in the North of Chile. It is considered the driest desert in the world. And the little town of San Pedro is a tourist mecca for the adventurous. I am not generally very adventurous, but I feel that I rose to the occasion in this case. During the four-day trip, I climbed down a 200-meter sand dune while barefoot, hiked at more than 4,400 meters, saw flamencos, climbed up some inca ruins, saw a volcano, was nearly kissed by a llama, and the most notable of all - I got up at 3am for the geyser tour.
San Pedro is mostly frequented by Europeans. We encountered mainly French, Germans and Spaniards. A lot of the tourists were on month-long or more trips to South America. Many were also going to Machu Picchu, and/or crossing over the Andes to Argentina or Bolivian. I highly suggest visiting San Pedro to see this other-worldly landscape.
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