Lagunas Altiplanicas – Atacama desert, Chile
Lagunas Altiplanicas (Chaxa, Miscanti, Miñiques) are three spectacular high altitude lakes in the Atacama desert with the opportunity to view flamingos.
Lagunas Altiplanicas (Chaxa, Miscanti, Miñiques) are three spectacular high altitude lakes in the Atacama desert with the opportunity to view flamingos.
Laguna Cejar is a popular tour offered in San Pedro de Atacama, sometimes with an extension to Ojos de Salar and Laguna Tebinquinche.
The hike to Glacier Pollone is a good way of viewing Lago Electrico and the surrounding glaciers and mountains without embarking on a technical hike.
The hike around the rim of Boqueron volcano (Quetzaltepec) is rarely undertaken, but offers a unique view of the volcano and its surrounding landscape.
Boqueron volcano (Quetzaltepec) dominates San Salvador’s skyline. Home to Boqueron National Park, it is possible to hike around the rim and descend into the crater.
The popular Laguna Torre hike in Los Glaciares National Park ends at a beautiful glacial lake with the cold granite peaks of Cerro Torre towering overhead.
Close to the Fitz Roy area of Los Glaciares national park in Argentinian Patagonia lies Laguna del Diablo, a short day hike to a peaceful lake and glacier.
San Miguel volcano towers over the nearby town in eastern El Salvador. While not the highest volcano in El Salvador, San Miguel is by far the most active…
High in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, this hike in the quiet Rajururi gorge goes within touching – and striking – distance of Huandoy’s massive ice falls.
Located in southern Iceland, Landmannalaugar is a centre for hiking, with spectacular multi-coloured mountains, volcanoes, and lava fields.