Geisers Tatio: touch the sky
To be at 4320 m above sea level al t 4am, may seem like a hard task, but every second is worth it and so are the -10 or 12 degrees celsius. The experience is truly divine. The geisers smoke at dawn, the mountain is alive.
Under the earth, the water currents meet the liquid lava from the surrounding volcanoes and rise to the surface. The place is of such breathtaking beauty and just when you thought it couldn´t get any better the hotel guides set the table for a full breakfast on site.
As you climb the mountain in the comfort of the van, you barely see where you are being taken, as the sun rises and you reach the geisers, the world is new. You have reached the highest geothermal fields on the planet and all around you the earth rumbles lightly.
When you come back down the rolling andes, the mountains sit clear against the sky, vicuñas and suris roam the sandy fields enjoying the sun and the rough grass “paja brava”. The miracle of life is the note the desert sings at all heights. The rest of your day this energy remains in you: after all you have touched the sky.




