Later on, Kyle and I were extras in a movie being produced in town. It's called "Romance Policial" (Police Romance) and it is as bad as it sounds. It seems like a soap opera, but longer and in Spanish. But it was cool - they paid us $25 and a good lunch and we hung around all day seeing how a movie gets made - it's a lot more laborious than I had thought. I also had a speaking bit in Spanish! Sweet. After that, we wanted to get out of town and see the stars, so we brought our camping gear to La Valle de La Muerte (The Valley of Death) and spent the night out there - it was only a 4k walk, so no big deal. Spent the night in my sleeping bag with a clean look at the stars - they were incredible. The moon was so bright that it seemed like a silver sunset when it fell around midnight - really out there. It was extremely cold that night (about 25 Fahrenheit) but my bag held up great - I even sweated a bit. We packed up with the sunrise and got out of there before the sun got too strong. Later that day, we went on an organized tour to a salt lake that is 40% salt (more than the Dead Sea) and floated in the water. It was cold! But it is really cool to bob around in water and be unable to sink even if you try. The tour included some amazing views of the sunset from another nearby lake - the colors were breathtaking. I've included a picture but it doesn't do it full justice. The next day, we went to La Valle de La Luna (The Valley of the Moon). It does resemble the moonscape but it's called that because its unique topography has created a layer of salt and other chemicals (can't remember what) that are only found on the moon in greater concentrations, causing its shiny white glow that we are all familiar with. After that, we headed off to Bolivia on a 3 day tour that was amazing.
