i am in the desert, about 1500 km north of santiago. my friend bimbi and i took the 23.5 hour bus ride from santiago, and arrived today at around 3pm. for all of today, it was the exact same scenery, which consisted of nothing except various hills/mountains of rock and sand. there was absolutely no vegetation unless we were close to a village, which is also where some of minute amounts of water exist.
we did see a lone alpaca, with no owner or companion in site.
we are staying in a hostel and right now i am bundled up as much as possible, since it's about freezing right now. during the day, however, it was about 75F.
tomorrow we're going to see the altiplano lakes, with flamingos, and for a nice trek to "see the flora and fauna."
right now, however, in the middle of nowhere, the stars are incredibly bright, and last night we saw a sunset that we can only hope to see again sometime in our lives. the sunrise this morning on the bus was equally magnificent, backlighting the craggy horizon.
another sunrise tomorrow...
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