No one will tell you how to get there. In fact, most people will look at you somewhat strangely after you mention the words "casually hike Coloso". Antofagasta is a city uniquely situated between the mountains and the ocean. If you were to look east at the city from the ocean you would see a beautiful panorama framed on the north by Cerro Moreno, and on the south by Coloso.
After having already scaled Cerro Moreno a few friends and I decided to check out the southern vantage point: Coloso. With two Canadians and a few sandwiches we decided to get an early start:
After having already scaled Cerro Moreno a few friends and I decided to check out the southern vantage point: Coloso. With two Canadians and a few sandwiches we decided to get an early start:
After we finally found the trail (just keep walking up until you see something like this), the Canadian mountain goats set the pace and we started climbing.
About halfway up we caught our last glimpse of Antofagasta.
"Can we slow down? Take a break maybe? This seems like a good spot to have lunch." Not to say that we were being mocked, but the word "imitated" might not have been far from the truth.
At some point you do start to wonder why you're doing this. You may ask yourself, "Have I brought enough water?" It is the driest place in the world by the way. Think you'll need two liters? Better make it four.
Then five minutes later, there you are! In the foreground you can see where we hiked a few months before: Cerro Moreno. Antofagasta is somewhere in between. And to the right. Because we parked on the beach, our change in elevation calculation was fairly easy: 936 meters.
After a refreshing lunch and a bit of instant coffee we decided to hit the road and
Time for an empanada and some schop.
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