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Putre, Chile
On the way to Bolivia: via Arica, Putre and Parinacota

June 14th 2008
The most popular gringo route from Chile or Argentina to Bolivia is to go through the Atacama desert, stay at San Pedro and then do a jeep tour of the salt flats. We wanted to do it a bit differently, so we decided to fly to Arica, on the coast of Northern Chile then head up to Bolivia stopping at Putre and then Parioncota. It turned out to be such a worthwhile and interesting trip, all the more s ... read more
South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota

Chilean Flag 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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