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Riding through the worlds driest desert

December 16th 2008
So we entered Chile directly into San Pedro de Atacama, a town on the outskirts of what is the worlds driest desert (we didnt see a cloud in 5 days, and were told that some weather stations in the desert had never recorded rain). The desert may also be recognisable to people as the desert recently used in the recent James Bond film. San Pedro was much smaller than we expected (and also much mo ... read more
South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

Chilean Flag 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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