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Ruta Norte - 23 hour bus ride through Chilean desert

April 5th 2010
A few hours after sunset, seats went back, blankets and pillows out, and the bus attendant started closing the yellow curtains, securing each one shut with a tiny square of Velcro, including the curtains between us and the driver’s cabin. Streetlights swept outside the fabric, giving the effect of blindly barreling forward in a rectangular glowing box. At times the box slowed and stopped bet ... read more
South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region

Chilean Flag 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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