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The Red Lagoon

probably the most amazing place on our trip...
San Pedro and the Bolivian salt lakes

September 12th 2007
Two buses, a taxi, a border crossing and 28 hours after leaving Arequipa we arrived in San Pedro de Atacama in Chile. This is an oasis town in the ´perfect´desert (there are weather stations here that have never recorded rain). We met some friends (Sam and Wendy) here and had a great few days relaxing with them before doing what San Pedro is really about - going on trips; there was an afternoon ... read more
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Chilean Flag 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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