Arica, Chile.

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This afternoon we arrived to Arica, Chile. About some 80 km south from the Chile-Peru border. The last 3 days we have been crossing the Atacama desert. Which is hot, dry and lacks all sort of vegetation and decently sized or visible animal life. The landscape is a powerful contrast and jaw dropping in it's own right. The pacific has been on our left hand side while the arid Mars-like sand and rocks hug the coast from the right  Daniel and I have had the chance to ride the bikes these last few days and been lucky enough to ride on the twisty roads of Chile's coastal highways 5 and 1.

This morning we stopped by the saltpeter mines of Santa Laura and Humberstone, which are UNESCO worl heritage sites since 2005.

Tomorrow we cross into Peru and have 4 more days of riding until we get to Cusco. This morning we received the good news that Machu Picchu is re-open for tourism again, after being shut down since the beginning of the year due to flooding