Main Square, San Pedro de Atacama

Argentina, Chile, then back to Bolivia..!

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January 11th 2006
What a different day to the previous one - gorgeous blue sky and sunshine! Salta has great nightlife, so having had a cocktail or 2 the previous night (when they are only just over 1 pound each, how could we not?!) it was time to take it easy today. Had a leisurely lunch in the main square (this one is not called Plaza de Armas for a change, but instead the "9 de Julio" square, ie. 9th of July squ ... read more

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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