We arrived on Saturday in San Pedro de Atacama by bus from Bolivia (the transfer was included in our tour of the Uyuni area). Interestingly the customs and immigration process wasn’t performed at the border: we had to stop and “be processed” on arrival in San Pedro. After that we endeavoured to find our Airbnb by foot, but given the lack of Google Maps data for the town, we quickly had to resort to phoning our host and having him send a van to the restaurant in which we’d taken refuge after schlepping our bags halfway across town.
San Pedro is a nice, touristy town. It has a very relaxed atmosphere and is easily walkable, wherever you may be staying.
Our first host in San Pedro was Jorge Jerez, who happens to be a tour guide for the Atacama area. We’d previously agreed to do a tour with him on the Sunday, so after we got settled into our temporary home we discussed the plan for the following day over a beer. I explained we’d already seen a lot of impressive sights…