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59 viewsAmin is horrified as I crush his ride.
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55 viewsI don't remember being cooked alive on the itinerary!
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48 viewsSunset on our first day in the salt flats.
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56 viewsWaking up in the salt hotel was a cold and extremely dry sensation.
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54 viewsMummies in nearby funerary towers are remarkably well preserved thanks to the salty air.
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55 viewsSome were buried with tools, ceramics, and other things to make the afterlife a bit easier.
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51 viewsMost were placed in the fetal position in these adobe graves.
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48 viewsLlamas run across the desert.
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42 viewsAmin checks out the far away mountain.
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40 viewsAnd I take a walk and look at the same mountain.
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57 viewsIt looks like I could just take a step and start walking up the mountainside.
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52 viewsAnother one of the lagunas left behind in the desert. At almost 5000m, it's a safe bet that some of that white is snow.
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53 viewsThe lake reflected nicely when a bitterly cold wind wasn't blowing.
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51 viewsThe water must have been close to freezing, so this is one tough bird.
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53 viewsAnd finally, a non-panoramic view from the lakeside.
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44 viewsWe come to yet another laguna for lunch...
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52 views... which means it's time for yet another panorama.
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53 viewsAs resident Canadian, I was charged with making a snow angel.
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53 viewsI believe they call this guy a Varacuya though which is related to a chinchilla.
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53 viewsEven though we passed him on the side of the road, he seemed pretty gutsy or unafraid.
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