Lagunas
About 28 km. outside of San Pedro de Atacama, these lagoons have such a high concentration of salt that you can float in them! Our tour included trips to Ojos de Salar, la Laguna Cejar, and Tebinquiche.
On a quiet Saturday morning, I stopped by the studio of the artisan who made the copper cello and rings pictured above. He showed me some of the tools and processes he uses to create pieces- the cello "strings" for example, are formed by rolling a flat piece of copper into a tube and then repeatedly heating the tube and shrinking it by pushing it through increasingly smaller templates.
Traditional Textiles from Northern Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia
The countries bordering Chile have much more developed textile industries. Because of this, Chilean pieces have trouble competing with their lower price points, and many of the textiles featured and sold in San Pedro de Atacama come from abroad.
Sandsurfing
Like snowboarding, but on sand. At first, I found the steepness of the hill we went down a bit intimidating, but quickly realized the sand has a lot more friction than snow so it takes more time to gain momentum and you have more control.
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