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The Atacama Desert, Chile Salta, Argentina Cafayate, Argentina
With its fantastical rock formations, burnt- On the Argentinean side of the Andes, the Argentina’s lesser-known wine region,
orange sand dunes, and canyons carved by stark desert landscape gives way to Salta, charming Cafayate is home to rolling
the winds of time, the Atacama Desert seems a city teeming with people and culture and green hills, high-altitude vineyards, and a
downright otherworldly. So it’s no surprise surrounded by snowcapped peaks. Led by historic town center with Spanish and adobe
that NASA chose this lunar landscape to our expert Trip Leader, we’ll explore Salta’s architecture. Here, grapes are exposed to
test-drive its Mars rovers. Our small group past and present during our two nights here: intense sunlight, resulting in thicker skins
will spend three nights in the oasis town We’ll stroll Salta’s historic area to witness and wines with a distinctive taste. Staying
of San Pedro de Atacama, giving us plenty Spanish colonial architecture dating back to in the heart of wine country, nestled among
of time to discover the spectacular scenery the 16th century, learn about the city’s Incan the vineyards, affords us an unbeatable
and unexpected sights of the world’s driest legacy as we gaze upon the preserved face of vantage from which to learn about the
desert—like flamingos wading at Laguna an Incan mummy, and take a cable car ride wine-making process and the vital role that
Chaxa, geysers gurgling at El Tatio, and vast high above the skyline to take in the modern wine plays in local culture.
salt flats that stretch beyond the horizon. cityscape below.

Pucará de Tilcara, Argentina
Across the Andes: Chile’s Atacama Desert & Argentina’s Northwest

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