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Swimming in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

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February 7th 2009
¡Hola Amigos/as! If I had only one word to describe San Pedro de Atacama it would be HOT...i guess that should be expected in the dryest desert in the world! We arrived on yet another overnight bus and found ourselves 10 hours from the cool ocean breezes of Iquique. We took the first hostel we found which had no a/c, scalding hot or ice cold water, and lots of flies. We immediately found all ... read more

South America » Chile » Atacama

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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