Ridge of Duna Major

Atacama Desert

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November 20th 2012
Travelled from the snowy mountains of Southern Patagonia to the dust and warmth of the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile via Santiago. Our base was San Pedro de Atacama, a small oasis village of clay-coloured adobe houses and dirt streets and here we stayed for 3 days exploring the area. San Pedro is 2436 metres above sea level and every now and again altitude sickness kicked in and to help ... read more

South America » Chile » Atacama

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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