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Perfect Iquique, Chile

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February 1st 2009
From Puno, Peru we headed by bus over a section of the Andean Mountains to Tacna, Peru-to- Arica, Chile... and it was by far the most interesting bus ride yet!!! In our efforts to save a little money... we took a more local bus that stopped numerous times... dropping off and picking up locals. The most interesting pick up was the meat lady who boarded our bus and chopped away, with a giant meat ... read more

South America » Chile » Tarapacá » Iquique

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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