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The Atacama Desert

April 27th 2007
San Pedro de Atacama known as the driest desert in the world sitting 2440m above sea level. The town is situated near the north of the Salar de Atacama, a vast saline lake. It has become very popular recently and has one of the most photographed churches in Chile. Mainly becuase it has a roof constructed out of cactus. We arrived late Monday evening around 8ish. It seemed to be alot warmer from ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de 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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Robert & Wendy Golliker

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Bienvenidos! - Welcome! The main purpose for this Blog is to keep in touch with our family, friends, and fellow travellers as we embark on our adventure of a lifetime for around 12 months... The grand plan(well for now at least): South America in April’07 for 3 months - Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru(including Machu Picchu) and Ecuador(including Galapagos and Amazon Jungle). Then back to London for a week to equip ourselves with a campervan for Europe. Starting in Scandinavia for around two months and then who knows from there? Hopefully enough desire and of course cash(and possibly ... full info

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