High and Dry (Part 1) Photo 8

High and Dry (Part 1)

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September 4th 2008
San Pedro de Atacama is a tiny town in the Chilean Atacama Desert not far from the borders with Bolivia and Argentina. Its sole purpose is to provide a base of exploration for travelers to the surrounding area's geysers, canyons, lagoons, and other geological features. The town is inhabited by about five thousand people and is divided into two pieces - tourist and residential. The tourist se ... read more

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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