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Santiago to Salta...via the desert!

March 20th 2011
We arrived in Santiago at 8:30am on the 25th February, fresh from a 10 hour bus journey and with the daunting prospect of a 23 hour ride at 7:00pm that evening. Still, that gave us ten and a half hours to try to see all of Chile's capital. We immediately headed for the tourist office on the main square to get some clue as to what to do for the day. After being given a map we headed for Cerro Sa ... read more
South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

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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