When our tour finished we were dropped off in San Pedro De Atacama, in Chile... we passed the border with no problems at all! We spent the day in San Pedro, which was small and very touristy. We had delicious fresh juice, went to an archeological museum and enjoyed some shopping.
At 8PM we got on a night bus to Arica, Chile-- about an 8 hour trip. We got in at 5:30AM and thankfully the hostal let us in so we went straight to bed. The night bus was miserable and we were very tired. In the afternoon we went to the main center of town, walked by the ocean, and enjoyed a Sunday market. The architecture was colonial and amazing. Later in the afternoon we grabbed our bathing suits and borrowed boogie boards from the hostal and went to the beach. It was absolutely beautiful and very refreshing! Arica was a great city. We definitely noticed the difference from Peru and Bolivia.
The next morning we explored Arica a little more and then headed to the border of Peru (again no issues) and made it to Tacna around 3PM where we waited for our night bus to Nasca. We had a first class bus this time and it was much easier to sleep.
In Nasca we went on an awesome tour to 2 different lookouts to see the Nasca lines and also the Cahuachi pyramids. We also went to a small pottery museum where we learned about the methods the Nasca people used thousand of years ago (that they still use today)! Seeing the lines was amazing and the pyramids were very unique and interesting. There are only 3 pyramids that are uncovered, and there are 24 kilometers of land filled with pyramids that are still covered by sand. Overall, the Nasca city wasn't very exciting, but the history was incredible! What a great day! :)
We departed for Ica early this morning!
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