More fun in the desert on the outskirts of San Pedro de Atacama: Sandboarding. And yes, it is just as much fun as it looks – even if you do have to hike your board up the sand dunes for each ride down.
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Death Valley, Chile is just outside San Pedro de Atacama, high in the altiplano. The town, though pretty, is a pricey tourist trap but with views like this visible in the desert just a short drive from the town center, who could really complain?
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If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you’ll know that I’m partial to winter sports. On a cold winter’s day, I really, truly love the feeling of hurtling down a (fairly) steep mountain slope on a snowboard.
There are two parts to the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The historic center is filled mostly with souvenir shops, restaurants, bars and hawkers of visitor activities. (The nicest, friendliest and most polite hawkers we’ve come across on our trip so far, but hawkers nonetheless).
