Exit the Sand Man

From Dessert to Desert

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March 2nd 2008
Moving on from Valparaiso, we spent a couple of days in the surprisingly relaxing and diverting town of La Serena. We originally only stopped there to break up the journey North to San Pedro, but we squeezed in an excellent visit to the observatory at Vicuna (can never seem to get too much of the clear night skies) and were treated to a couple of very relaxing days at Casa Maria. Maria is a lovel ... 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