Dusty ashphalt of a two lane road

Across the cone of South America - Argentina to Chile

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December 19th 2007
The time had come, it was December 19, to journey north and then west, all within the southern cone of the continent, Argentina to Chile, Atlantic to Pacific, Ushuaia to Punta Arenas, 800 miles, twelve hours, bus liner. The slowly burning southern sky was set at haunting brown, molten sun emerging from the Atlantic horizon, morning stillness pervading, as our road liner edged its way out of to ... read more

South America » Chile

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more