Sandboarding in Chile

Sandboarding in Chile

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October 24th 2007
We are in San Pedro now. I´m posting pictures of our sandboarding adventure. This morning we rented bikes and boards from our hostel for $8 each. Then we biked to the dunes. Tried the sandboarding thing, took some photos, then suntanned for the rest of the time as sandboarding is way SLOWER than snowboarding and we could hardly move in the sand. Perhaps the quality of our rental equipment and wa ... 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