• Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Moonrise above Laguna Tebinquinche

    Client: Lufthansa Exclusive Magazine

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Maintenance workers with oxygen support a the ALMA radiotelescopes

    Altitude 5030m above sea level

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Flamingos at an altitude over 4000m above sea level

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Morning sun in the Moon Valley

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Iglesia San Pedro

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Tourguide Carolina Coria also offers stargazing at her place outside San Pedro de Atacama

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    On the summit of Cerro Tocce, 5604m above sea level

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    The volcano Licancabur, seen from San Pedro de Atacama

    The summit is at 5920m above sea level

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Thermal waters at Guatin

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Moon Valley

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    At the Laguna Tebinquinche

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    French astronomer Alain Maury built a huge place for stargazing outside San Pedro de Atacama

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Stargazing at Alain Maury´s place

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    In San Pedro de Atacama

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    Astronomical observatory at Explora Hotel in San Pedro de Atacma

  • Dry air and high altitude make te Atacama desert a Mecca for astrophysicians and astrotourism. A trip to a surrealistically beautiful part of Chile.

    At the geyser field El Tatio

    Altitude: 4250m above sea level