Fording the river near Quebrada del Diablo

Summer is also the rainy season and many roads, such as this one to the Quebrada del Diablo, are difficult to cross. The water was knee deep in the centre so we had to remove shoes and socks and walk across with the bikes.

Atacama Desert: Reaching new heights

March 14th 2008
Goodbye to Santiago Leaving Santiago behind, it felt like we were closing the chapter on the first part of our trip and moving onto the second half, which up until now we've thought little about and planned even less. We have just under six months left and in that time we hope to see 12 to 14 countries between Chile and Mexico. Given that we've only seen 5 countries so far (plus Antarctica ... 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

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