mountain bike

San Pedro.. desert, rocks, dirt, sand, dust and mountains

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September 7th 2007
leaving the cloudy sea side towns behind we headed north, first stop was La Serena a pretty town.. not a lot todo so we booked our coack}h for the nesxt day! it was an over night 20 hour drive !! lucky it had pretty fat seats much better then any in SE Asia but it was more expensive.. after a night of ear popping and poor sleep we woke up in the desert.. nothing but desert and blue sky.. now ... 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