Sunset in Moon Valley

April 16th 2006
We travelled further into the Atacama region from La Serena via Bahia Ingles and onto San Pedro de Atacama. I couldn´t believe there could ever be a place so dry and dusty. Not surprising really, considering parts of this region have not experienced rain for 290 years! En route we crossed the Tropic of Capricorn and had a game of cricket when we stopped for lunch - very bizarre in the middle of t ... 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

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Elizabeth Southey

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I have been working non-stop since leaving university and last February I felt I had got to the point where I could buy a house and settle down or I could travel the world and mix-it-up globally...it was a tough decision. While I have travelled quite a bit with my job and on holiday (Europe and the US), I felt I had never really got out there and seen stuff. Consequently, I am taking a 6-month sabbatical from work, starting in Jan 2006, and will be travelling to Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador (and fingers crossed, the Galapagos Islands).... full info

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