barren mountain in the desert

Atacama and The Valley of the Moon in Chile

ByTeresa Rodriguez
  • brown sand near brown mountains under blue sky
  • sunset over atacama desert mountains chile
  • the desert landscape with mountains in the background
  • the night sky over a desert with a large star
  • aerial view of the atacama desert s rugged terrain
  • captivating view of moon valley chile at sunset
  • atacama desert landscape in chile s andes
  • brown field near mountain under cloudy sky
  • majestic view of licancabur volcano in the andes
  • mountains in the atacama desert at sunset

The flight from Dallas to Santiago Chile was a breeze because we flew American Airlines Business Class. They don’t offer First Class to Santiago – but is was all good and I slept during most of the flight. Ahhhh, the only way to fly.

We spent a few hours at the Ritz Carlton in Santiago, then returned back to the airport for a late afternoon flight to Calama. The resort that we are staying at, Tierra Atacama is located in a tiny town called San Pedro, which is arounf 1.5 hours from Calama airport. The flight from Santiago to Calama was around 1.5 hours as well. So, it is fair to say that we were all pretty tired that night.

The next day we were up and out to the Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon). The Vally is located around 20 minutes from the resort in the “Los Flamencos National Reserve.” It really looks like the moon there because of the salt formations.

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Teresa Rodriguez is a jet-setter extraordinaire. She discovered that traveling can be the prefect antidote for anything ailing the soul. And, believing so, she created TangoDiva.com—a worldwide online social network and travel magazine for women. Her dream was to connect and empower woman around the globe with the wisdom she gleaned from her solo sojourns. She authored FLY SOLO: The 50 Best Places on Earth for a Girl to Travel Alone (Penguin 2007) which is published in all English-speaking countries, including Romania, Korea, and China. A few of her TV appearances include LIVE with Regis and Kelly, NBC-NY, FOX, CBS, and ABC Sydney. Her advice has been written up in over a thousand media outlets including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ELLE, Marie Claire, Allure, SELF, Real Simple, and The Chicago Tribune. She is the travel expert on KTRB 860 AM, ABC New 10 in California and The Huffington Post.

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