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Penguins to stars and beyond

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January 17th 2012
Ok so now we managed to escape from the penguins and thus saved, we need to see an ATM' bout some beer money and go to have a look at some stars. Chile has the clearest air I've ever seen. Its so bone dry that the air has nothing in it to distort your vision, incredible to put it mildly. I'm not the only one who has noted this because Chile is filled with observatories, it must h ... read more

South America » Chile

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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