El Tatio
El Tatio Geyser Field (locally known as Los Géiseres del Tatio) is located within the Andes Mountains of northern Chile at 4,200 meters above mean sea level. Tourists often visit the geysers while touring the nearby Atacama Desert and the village San Pedro de Atacama. With over 80 active geysers, El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest field in the world, following Yellowstone, USA, and Dolina Giezerov, Russia.
Though possessing numerous geysers, none erupt very high. The highest eruption observed has been around six meters in height. The average geyser eruption height at El Tatio is about 75 centimeters.
El Tatio itself roughly translates to "the grandfather".
original entry by: Glennon 23Jan04