dans le car couchette - in the super bus

San Pedro de Atacama

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May 20th 2008
Dimanche soir, en route (de nuit) pour Antofagasta d´ou on a pris un bus le lendemain midi pour San Pedro de Atacama. 18 heures de trajet plus tard (dans un car tout confort - excellent), nous voila arrives a San Pedro, petite ville de 1900 habitants, perdue au milieu du desert d´Atacama, un des deserts les plus arides et secs du monde. La ville en elle meme est tres jolie et malgre l´influen ... read more

South America » Chile » Atacama

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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