1 July, Mamiña      

Hidden away in the cordillera and totally away from the freeway we went to Mamiña. Two very lazy days (just what we needed!) with very basic hot springs and even more basic mud baths... our bodies and spirits clean :)


4 July

At San Pedro de Atacama, for my birthday we so indulged in pleasure! A night in a hotel- hot and beautiful shower, nice and warm bed, all day coffee, pizza in bed, all you can use internet, watching Wimbledon and finishing the beautiful day with champagne and tiramisu cake!!!

We will be coming back here as the cold was so intense we couldn't visit much. In October will be different...

6 July

We spent the whole day in silence, only doing ahhhh!!! and ohhhhh! such was the incredible spectacle of crossing los Andes from San Pedro de Atacama en Chile to Purmamarca in Jujuy-Argentina. A serpent road, with salty lakes, volcanos and beautiful mountains! Arriving to Purmamarca was very emotional as we remember a similar trip 30 years ago. I swear I could see more than 7 colours on our trek to the "mountain with 7 colours"! A very small and cute town, finished the day eating empanadas and locro in a "peña" with a great folklore band!