Devils Gorge

Astronauts in Chile

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January 4th 2007
After 28 hours and 3 buses we arrived in the Atacama Desert, Northern Chile. It´s only rained here like twice in 400 years or something. It really is a vast, gourgeous wasteland. A conformity of giant sandy dunes and deep red canyons. No life is here because no life could or would want to live here. It´s only beautiful. The area around it is called the Valley of the Moon because they say there i ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de 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