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El Tatio Geyser

Geyser El Tatio

Geyser El Tatio is one of the wonders of the Atacama Desert in the Antofagasta region of Norte Grande. At 14,200 ft (4300 m), these are the highest geysers in the world. The geysers are surrounded by fumaroles and mountains reaching almost 20,000 ft (6000 m).

Photograph thanks to Victor Kabath Portillo, from Chile, by Hans Storandt, published by Storandt, Silva y Cia, Ltda, Santiago, 1967.


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