The Atamaca Desert, in northern Chile, is the driest desert in the world. Hence the amazing stargazing at night, and the disproportionately high number of meteorites that fall in the area (the lack of moisture prevents them from burning up).
During our five-day stay in San Pedro, we enjoyed horseback riding, a few family soccer games, an up-close look at Saturn during a nighttime astronomy tour, sand-boarding down desert dunes, and vegetarian empanadas at Cafe Esquina.
