From Punta Arenas we flew to Calama, the entry point to the Atacama desert. We went from feeezing cold to intense dry heat. The landscape was strikingly different from where we’d just come from. We went from being surrounded by lush green vegetation and snow capped mountains to stark dry land and rocky mountains.
Salt crusted rocky mountainside 
Walking through the Moon Valley. Rocky mountains leading up to the sand dunes.
Smooth sand dunes.
Sunset over Moon Valley 
