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Day 9 of 26 · Socaire · Chilean Contrasts: From Atacama Deserts to Patagonian Peaks

Day 9 — Lagunas Altiplánicas & Salt Flats

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An active day at your base in Socaire, with no driving.

Lagunas Altiplánicas & Salt Flats
Laguna Miscanti, at an altitude of 13,517 feet (4,120m) is located in the Antofagasta Region of Northern Chile. © photographed on 18 August 2006 by Godot13 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 4 · Socaire · Chile

We sleep in Socaire, 19.8 km from the place visited

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days 8–9 2 nights 2 h 07 on the road103 kmclimate cold

Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: lagoon.

programme
7 h
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11 h

To add if time allows: Flamingo watching at Laguna Chaxa (3 h) · Scenic walk around Laguna Miscanti and Miñiques (3 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Traditional lunch in the village of Socaire

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