Photo: Panoramic view towards Cerro Peineta. In the foreground is
the Llano de Varas. View towards NNE. Photo taken between Carrera
Pinto and Chimberos, Atacama Region; Chile.
(Kodak14432; W. Griem 2007):
The great plain of Varas (which in part has different names: Llano
Humito for example) divides the hills of Carrera Pinto with the
"real" Pre-Cordillera with peaks up to 4700 meters high in this
sector (Co. Vicuña). The plain really has an unreal touch - for lack
of points known as trees or houses the human eye has no chance of
estimating distances. The heat is unbearable - the altitude of about
1800 meters does not help much in cooling the rocks in the burning
sun of the day. A walk a couple of meters in broad daylight shows us
quite quickly what the word DESERT means.
Description:
Location: Llano de Varas - Humitos between Carrera Pinto and Inca de
Oro.
Next town: Inca de Oro (20 km; Small shops, simple restaurant), Copiapó
(80 km)
Petrol: Copiapó (80 km), Diego de Almagro (70 km)
Road condition: Asphalted, all vehicles
Worth seeing: landscape, desert, historic mines.
UTM: E411.476 / N70.34.686 - Height: 1734 m.
Information Photo:
Kodak Camera DX6490
Focal length: 17,5mm (=105/35mm)
| Time: 1:250
F: f/8 | Original size: 2304 x 1728 | Date:
2007/08/4/14:48 hrs.
See perfil Wolfgang Griem