We had grown so used to consequences that we no longer questioned choices made on a whim. And the open iOverlander app showed us the tantalizing coordinates of an azure-colored waterfall in the middle of this high elevation desert. The officer nodded, observing us amusedly.

Bueno. Just make sure you sleep on the Chilean side. Chuckling, he clomped back indoors.

The dirt roads had proven very manageable thus far. And we certainly could make it in the light we had left.