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Amazing and Magical Atacama Desert

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January 7th 2015
Today was an early day. We had to get up at 4:30 for our 5:00am departure. Today’s adventure is to the geysers. It was dark and cold. The hotel packed us a lunch since we wouldn’t get the morning breakfast. Emilio came and got us again today, yea. Bad news was the Brazilian family was back. Oh well. There were several other groups too and Helena (from Australia) who was traveling along. All an ... 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