La Luna

June 15th 2009
San Pedro de Atacama is a really strange little town in the middle of the driest desert in the world. Although it gets points for having sandy streets, the backpacker atmosphere here is overwhelming and this desert oasis is filled with tourists who think they are better than other tourists becuase they carry their worldy posessions on their backs instead of wheeling them around. Many people here ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

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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Emily Peiffer

jazzemmy

I am a Canadian student of Human Rights, Political Science, Spanish and a bit of Philosophy thrown in for good measure. I love to experience culture and find beauty in people and places on a backpacker's budget. I hold adventure over comfort but balance safety with adventure and usually head off on my own loving the independence of a nomadic lifestyle. This blog currently documents my four month trip to South and Central America in the summer of 2009 but will include future adventures as well. Although I am not currently travelling, I write a column on culture and travel in my university n... full info

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