Border control: Bolivia - Chile

Desert, Steak & Wine - Northern Chile to Mendoza (Argentina)

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December 31st 2006
We arrived from Bolivia into the very Northern tip of Chile, crossing via a high picturesque Andean pass that reaches 4800m at border control where there is views of more lakes and volcano´s. Once we had crossed the border we then left behind the high Altiplano region and descended into the vast desert landscape that covers the north of Chile. Chile is over 4000km in length stretching from the bo ... 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