Volcan Licancabur at Sunset

Unexpected!

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November 10th 2009
We arrived in San Pedro from one of the longest straight downhill roads I have ever been on (well not one of - it was the longest) about 40 minutes driving straight down at a decent angle, there were plenty of emergency exits, a few crosses marking the road and a driver that yawned too often, so I didn't feel comfortable taking a nap on that trip. Chilean border formalities are a little longer tha ... read more

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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