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San Pedro de Atacama - Chile » Alt. 2500m
A Argentina ficou para tras. O altiplano arrgentino superou qualquer espectativa, por mais audaz e ambiciosa que fosse. Foi intenso e surreal.
Na encruzilhada da fronteira esperava-nos o Chile. Tenho uma forte atraccao pelo Chile. Pela sua historia e geografia, pelos Andes, pela ilha da Pascoa, pela Patagonia, mas sobretudo pelo deserto do Atacama. E finalmente cheguei ao Atacama... Basicamente é o lugar mais seco do planeta. A paisagem assemelha-se ao nosso imaginario lunar, e o tempo e as distancias tomas um significado muito diferente do europeu.
Vimos o por-do-sol no valle de la Luna. O nome diz tudo. Foi um espectáculo magnifico, com a linha do sol a esconder suavemente vulcoes e vales, enquanto um frio na espinha nos percorria lentamente.
Antes disso, fui entrevistado para o Discovery Channel, para um programa sobre San Pedro. Acho que me portei bem. Enquanto eu era entrevistado, o Kwame apostou com o Tupak 10 000 pesos em como eu diria em algum momento "Pink Floyd". Recuso-me a esclarecer quem ganhou.
Amanha partimos para a Bolivia, e ai, tudo pode acontecer...
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San Pedro de Atacama - Chile » Alt. 2500m
Argentina is behind us. The altiplano blew away any expectations I had, no matter how ambitious it could have been. It was intense and surreal.
At the border's crossroads, Chile was waiting. Chile gathers my imagination, because of it's history and geography, because of the Andes, Easter Island, the Patagonia, but mainly because of the Atacama desert. And finally I reached the Atacama... Basically it's the dryest place on earth. The scenery comes amazingly close to our vision of the moon, and time and distances take a very singular significance, when compared to Europe.
We saw the sunset at the Moon Valley. The name says it all. It was a magnificent display, with volcanoes and valleys being slowly hidden by a shadow millions of miles long, or so it seemed to me. The scale of the Atacama is something I cannot describe.
Moments before, I was interviewed for the Discovery Channel. They were shooting a show about San Pedro. I think I was up to the task. While the interview was happening, Kwame bet 10 000 pesos with Tupak, as I would at some point mention Pink Floyd. I refuse to say who won.
Tomorrow we leave for Bolivia, and there, anything can happen...




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