The Valley of the Moon

Chile and the Atacama

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April 10th 2006
So our next stop on our northbound trek was La Serena and the Elqui Valley, apparently a centre of mystical energy, hippies and Elqui-holics. Surrounded by arid mountains and desert, with this lush valley carving a green vein through the landscape, it´s easy to understand why people feel the valley special. We spent the night at a small town called Vicuna, and went to an observatory, which was pr ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena

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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