SanPedro2

San Pedro De Atacama (NS)

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January 5th 2006
The bus to Calama was quite pleasent, we were expecting a nightmare, but with air conditioning, reclining seats (think Virgin Atlandic style sleepers), toilets and food and drink supplied, all was good. The bus left Valparaiso at 5pm and we were asleep by 11pm after watching Spiderman 2 (dubbed in English). We awoke at 7am and all that could be seen out of the window was desert, a mass of rocks ... 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