Translation of mechanism in German

We returned to the former capital of the South at dawn and were dropped next to our place. We had a very nice day all in all, although it was very touristy. We felt that we have seen enough of the area.
It is better to loose two dollars than a leg to some stupid crocodile. We moved on and the boat driver took us to a farm close to the floating village. There were all sorts of animals.
We caught the last bus leaving from Calama to San Pedro the Atacama in the Atacama desert, the driest place on earth. Even NASA is using this place as a live moon simulation area. It was night though.