Aldea de Tulor

San Pedro de Atacama

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May 28th 2008
After all the rain further south it was fantastic to feel the warmth of the sun as we stepped off the bus in San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile. The town itself was lovely and quaint, much more picturesque than we'd expected considering it is in the middle of the desert. The town is not much more than a few dusty, adobe streets and a pretty tree-lined plaza with a nice church. However, it h ... read more

South America » Chile » 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