The Norte Grande

In Chile the northern desert is divided into two parts, the Norte Grande (Great North) and the Norte Chico (Little North). The Norte Grande is the part of the country between Antofagasta and Arica, the Atacama Desert, where there are areas where it hasn´t rained in more than 300 years.

Arica

Desert on the road to Arica	Desert on the road to Arica	Geoglyphs on the road to Arica	Desert on the road to Arica	Camarones Canyon	Camarones Canyon
Gathering shellfish on the Isle of Alacrán - Arica	El Morro de Arica	Parade in Arica	Cathedral of San Marcos	Celebración in front of the cathedral	Cathedral of San Marcos
ex Isle of Alacrán	View from El Morro	Marina of Arica	Procession to El Morro	Sunset - Arica	Customs house
Panorama of the desert	The old train station

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Mamiña

Mud Baths, Mamiña	Mud Baths, Mamiña	The source of the mud	Hotel Cerro Morado	The desert - Mamiña	The desert - Mamiña
The desert - Mamiña	Petroglyphs near Mamiña	Petroglyphs near Mamiña	The desert - Mamiña	The desert - Mamiña	The valley of Mamiña
The Plaza of Mamiña	Canyon near Mamiña	Panorama of the desert

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Iquique

Wharf in Iquique	Fishing boat - Iquique	Historical buoy of the Esmeralda	Fishing fleet - Iquique	Sea lions	Sunken ship
Edificio Español	Mural - Iquique	Club Español	Club Español	Club Español	Photo of the Salitrera Humberstone en el Museo Regional - Iquique
Petroglyphos in the Museo Regional - Iquique	Club Español, exterior	Starfish	Dunes on the road to Iquique

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Humberstone

Street in Humberstone	The swimming pool	Street in Humberstone	Artifact from the salitrera	Inside a residence	Inside a residence
Panorama of Humberstone

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Salar de Pintados

Church of La Tirana on the way to Pica	La Pampa de Tamarugal	Bell tower of Matilla	Hot springs at Pica	Road to Salar de Pintados	Geoglyphs on Cerros Pintados
Geoglyphs on Cerros Pintados	Salar de Pintados	Salar de Pintados	Salar de Pintados	Salar de Pintados	Geoglyphs on Cerros Pintados
Geogliphs in Cerros Pintados	Geogliphs in Cerros Pintados	Geogliphs in Cerros Pintados	Dome of the church at La Tirana	Panorama of the geoglyphs	Panorama of the geoglyphs

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Salar Grande

Desert on the road to Salar Grande	Desert on the road to Salar Grande	Desert on the road to Salar Grande	Desert on the road to Salar Grande	Salar Grande	Road through Salar Grande
Salar Grande	Road of salt	Salt along the road	The port of Patillos	Panorama of the salar	Panorama of the port

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Chañaral - Antofagasta - Tocopilla

Coast near Chañaral	On the road to Antofagasta	On the road to Antofagasta	On the road to Antofagasta	Coast near Tocopilla	Coast near Tocopilla
Mejillones	El Portal de Antofagasta	Near Chañaral	Between Chañaral and Antofagasta	Tocopilla	Mejillones
El Portal de Antofagasta

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Chuquicamata

On the road to Chuquicamata	Chuquicamata	The mine	The mine	Truck in Chuqui	Cathodes of copper
The town of Chuquicamata

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San Pedro de Atacama

Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	San Pedro de Atacama	Salt flat of Atacama	San Pedro de Atacama	San Pedro de Atacama
Salt flat of Atacama	Toconao	Salt flat of Atacama	Llamas near Toconao	Near San Pedro de Atacama	Salt Mountains
Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Lily and Guy in the Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains
Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains
Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Near San Pedro de Atacama	Guy fixing a flat tire near San Pedro de Atacama	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains
Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains	Salt Mountains

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Carnegie Science Center Gallery

The following photos are from the Atacama Expedition of the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The URL of the site is:


http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/lri-13/www/atacama-trek/





These photos (c)1999 - 2001, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA, EE.UU.
Click on a image to view a larger version.


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