Surrounded by an impressive scenery and arid beauty, the Tatio Geysers is a geothermal field of volcanic origin, where water and steam spring up violently from deep inside the Earth. The geysers are located more than 4,000 m (13,120 ft) above sea level, and therefore morning temperatures are very low. It is also the time of day, between 5:30 and 7:00 am, when the geysers are at their peak and streams can easily reach heights of 10 meters (32.8 ft).Nearby there are hot springs where you can enjoy a thermal bath.
I got picked up at 4:00 am to go to the Tatio Geysers. The bus ride was horrible, freezing cold (-15 degrees and the road was so bumpy that it was impossible to sleep on the bus. I do not remember exactly what time we arrived at the Geysers. Dawn was just approaching, we put on every piece of cloth we could find and walked around to look at the Geysers.
With the sun rising , the steam and the shooting water cascades provided a ghostly atmosphere.
The rising sun reflected on one of the mountain tops.
Hard to see, but this is Captain Adventure in full garb in front of one of the Geysers.
.... and since you have not seen enough just one more :-)
Aaaaahhhhh .... after freezing our butts off we went to the hot pools nearby. The water was about 50 degrees Celsius at the hottest and a moderate 30 at the coldest spots. We soaked for about 30 minutes before we continued our trip. Lovely.
We drove through the high dessert and suddenly we reached this green valley with lots of birds roaming around. Beautiful ....
Once a big group of French photo tourists (they all had the most expensive cameras with big hunking zoom lenses) left the place I was able to take in the beautiful landscape.
The small creek lead to a lagoon where we saw lots of Flamingos, unfortunately we could not get any closer to have a better shot.
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