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Stars in Their Eyes

At the observatory
The Atacama Desert

October 16th 2007
After another day at La Serena we met up with the chilleans for a second, less rawcus night before catching a fairly early night. We set off the next morning to Vicuna, a quaint little town in the Valle del Elqui. We spent a day there relaxing and soaking up the atmosphere before heading off on a trip to an observatory, for which the town is famous due to very clear skies and low light polution ... read more
South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

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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