All the colorful houses build right into the hill side

Bye Bye Bolivia....Hello Chile!

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July 12th 2010
After the Salar de Uyuni tour, Johaan and I arrived in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. There is not much to this small, adobe style town, but we welcomed the warm showers and the small streets. After spending a night here in order to re-group after being in the desert for 3 days, we boarded a 24 hr bus to Valparaiso, Chile. We decided to pay a little bit more for the seats that almost go completely f ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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