Eventually, the salt flats gave way to desert where the higher elevation made it even colder.
We saw lots of llamas, vicunas, ducks, and birds.
There were many lakes, all unique in some way. My favorite was Laguna Colorada where algae and minerals make the water pink. Flamingoes gather to dip their necks to feed or gracefully strut around in the shallow water. We stayed nearby in a small town which was nothing but a ramshackle cluster of hostels. Overnight, the condensation on the window of our room actually froze.
There are many volcanoes in the area, and we stopped to check out a few fumaroles where the ground broke open to unleash the earth's stinky farts.
The thermal pool was the perfect exclamation point to the tour. We relaxed in the water and thawed our frozen toes.
During the three day tour, we spent a lot of time driving, but the scenery was spectacular, and we often got out to explore the sandstone formations.
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