Stop 11: Village of Turi

Fieldtrip
Virtual Altiplano
Latitude
-22.23534167°
Longitude
-68.28259167°
Elevation
3080 m
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When we arrived at the Village of Turi, it was the first time we had seen naturally occurring water since Antofagasta - and we were anxious to jump in and wash the dust off!

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Looking west, we could still see the smelting plume from the Chuquicamata mine over sixty kilometers away.

By cws_dpla on Jan. 5, 2018