Atacama valley

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May 19th 2013
A steep descent from the mountainous border outpost brought us down to the relatively balmy altitude of 2400 metres and the small oasis of San Pedro right in the middle of the Chilean Atacama desert. Unfortunately soon after arriving, the sky clouded over and stayed that way for the remainder of our time there, preventing us from doing our planned star-gazing trip which Chris had been looking forw ... read more

South America » Chile » Atacama

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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