San Pedro de Atacama

Chile - San Pedro de Atacama (29th October - 1st November)

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November 18th 2012
The bus we caught from Santiago took 23 hour to reach a place called Calama, on our way to San Pedro de Atacama. Up until this point, our South American long-haul bus trips had not been very successful regarding the movie entertainment on offer. This trip started pretty well but soon deteriorated as the kilometres, and hours, wore on. The first movie was in English with Spanish subtitles; a really ... 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