”CHILE SPANS NEARLY 40 DEGREES OF LATITUDE, GIVING THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY STRADDLING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE ANDES SOME OF THE PLANET’S MOST DIVERSE CLIMATES AND LANDSCAPES. THIS OFFERS AN INCREDIBLE VARIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC OPPORTUNITIES. While I have been fortunate enough to visit Chilean Patagonia several times, the far north, Atacama, had avoided me until I had the opportunity to team up with SA Expeditions to explore camera-in-hand this fascinating section of the country.
SA Expeditions co-founder Nick Stanziano considers the town of San Pedro de Atacama in the Atacama Desert "Arizona on steroids," with some weather stations there having never recorded precipitation. The snow capped volcanoes, high-altitude geysers, unusual rock formations, clear skies for stargazing, and wildlife - both on the ground and in the air, make the…