Chuquiquemata

From the Desert to the Sea

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April 11th 2006
Monday. Got up after about 5 hrs sleep - wanted to let Justin catch up (you known how teenagers need their 12 hours) - but we decided to try and get done what we could today and head to Antofagasta. We have the main flights and hotels reserved, (to Bolivia, etc), but kept open schedules to see how things go. Anyway we finally left the hotel, setting our bags to the side, and grabbed a taxi and m ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » Antofagasta

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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