PISAGUA Pisagua old and Pisagua new. We stayed at the new Pisagua, the old town was 5 km away. We started our day with a good breakfast, after a short night, and a "bad" news. We planned to go to La Lugana Roja - The red lagoon but we were told that the weather conditions were bad so the lagoon was closed. If mother nature decided so, we would organise our day differently. That morning the weather was rather cloudy and grey. It was difficult to shot good pictures. We finally left our hotel after observing the sea lions playing in the sea. We missed the road to go the cemetery, not indicated at all. We had a good view from the hill, it was enough! Chinchorros, British people, and prisoners are burried there. The Chinchorros, well maybe not any more, but they were the first inhabitants, then came the British, and the prisoners. MEETING WITH A CURIOUS CRAB and NOISY GULLS CALETA DE CAMARONES Our second stop of the day. After 7 days spent between 3500 and 5000 m, we were glad to be back at the sea level. However, it was breathable, the sun was burning and the wind blowing sand. It was not really welcoming. Houses were protected from sand storm with wooden boards. No restaurants were open. We got used to that! We spent some time enjoying the waves breaking on the shores. We pictured the Chinchorros that lived there 10 000 years ago. CALETA DE VICTOR The next cove, only 12 km away from the main road, we decided to seize the opportunity to have a car and be flexible to exploit the region. The drive was quite easy and once at the beach, we parked the car though we spotted soldiers having a meeting few meters away. We just ignored them but the chef caught us. He introduced himself as the ejercito de Chile and strictly forbade us to stay. It was under the Chilean military control until Thursday, no strangers were allowed to be here. He emphasized the fact that they were huge board signs indicating what he just said. Disappointed and not in position to discuss we had to retreat without seeing that cove. It would not have been so different from Camarones cove but still driving all the way for peanuts. Indeed we drove carefully and we saw this billboard, up the hill and parallel to the road. Impossible to see when you drive! Welcome to Chile! CAMARONES On our way back to Arica. Stunning geoglyphs! No search needed, they were just there on the left side of the road. The scenery was nothing we had not seen before. (LOL) Back to Arica after spending 8 days on an extraordinary road trip driving more than 1200 kms!
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