Wednesday, 30 October 2019
We had an afternoon excursion to two sites: Mars Valley (Valle de Marte, also known as "Death Valley", Valle de la Muerte) and Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna).
We had an afternoon excursion to two sites: Mars Valley (Valle de Marte, also known as "Death Valley", Valle de la Muerte) and Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna).
Moon Valley (Valle de Marte, Valle de la Muerte)
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| This forbidding landscape is a former sulfur mine. |
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| The dune at the left in the photo above is a popular sand-boarding location. |
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| A closer look at the sandstone bluffs at the edge of the valley. |
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| A panaoramic view of the valley. |
Moon Valley (Valley de la Luna)
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| Moon Valley has mountains of sandstone and salt. |
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| We started our tour at the end of the road and made our way back to the main road. Our first stop had some interesting "hoodoos". This set is called "The Three Marias" (Las Tres Marias). These figures have been vandalized, especially the one at the left which has been knocked down. |
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| Another nearby hoodoo. |
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| Salt domes found in the same location. |
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| A former salt mine. |
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| A close-up of the salt. |
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| A sandstone ridge with lots of small faults visible in the layers of sediments. |
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| Rugged landscape along the park road. |
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| View down the valley towards San Pedro. Volcan Licambur is in the distance. |
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