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Hello from chilly Chile - Part 4, San Pedro de Atacama

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July 11th 2009
I saved the best for last. San Pedro de Aacama is a small town in the middle of the desert, close to the Bolivian and Argentian borders and is rightly considered the archeological capital of Chile. It used to be the centre of the Atacameño culture before the arrival of the Spaniards. It does look very indigenous with all the construction made from adobe. It is a great base to explore this sid ... read more

South America » Chile

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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