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After lunch at a local restaurant, we’ll depart a paler hue, owing to its vast sand hills. We’ll
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from a nearby quarry. We’ll continue our ^Vd bPɪWW ]P_`]Y _Z >LY ;PO]Z bSP]P bPɪWW
journey through fantastic desert landscapes have dinner at a local restaurant.
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Today we set out on a long and epic
of a desert.
journey, crossing the Andes—and the
border—as we travel into Argentina by
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on your own.
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the puna (grassy highlands), and up into
the Andean plateau, where the Andes are at
their widest. Second only to Tibet, this is
Day 7 Optional Tatio Geysers tour • Valley the largest area of high plateau on Earth and
of the Moon • Valley of Death supports very little life. Traveling at these
Enjoy a free morning in San Pedro. Perhaps PWPaL_TZY^ LʬZ]O^ ^[PN_LN`WL] aTPb^ ZQ L
you’ll stroll the town’s main street, which is unique biosphere, but may be challenging to
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made pottery, alpaca woolen goods, and bTWW NWTXM _Z L XLcTX`X LW_T_`OP ZQ #
sculptures and jewelry made from copper feet—the same height as Mont Blanc, the
(sourced from the region) and gold. Or, rise STRSP^_ [PLV TY _SP ,W[^ɨQZ] L [P]TZO ZQ
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volcanoes. QPP_
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formations, caves, and gorges carved by eons _SL_ NLY _LVP `[ _Z ^PaP]LW SZ`]^ OP[PYOTYR
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region to test drive a prototype Mars rover in Then we’ll pause for lunch in the remote
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Nature, then continue on to the Valley of [Z^^TMWP MPNL`^P ZQ Z`] ^XLWW R]Z`[ ^TeP
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