The North

We are currently travling through the northern half of Chile: La Serena, Bahia Inglesa, Antofagasta, Calama, San Pedro de Atacama(current location) soon Iquique and Arica. Right now, we are in the middle of the Atacama Desert, which most sources claim is the most arid piece of land on Earth. There are places here that have, since people have been keeping track, had no recorded rainfall. None. It is stunningly barren. We will have pictures when we get home. This morning before dawn, we were up at 14,000 feet on the El Tatio Geothermal field. It was about 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit(according to a Chicagoan, not me). Now, we are at 7,000 and it is about 75 degees. Both places, obviously, are quite dry.