Valley of the Moon

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First, second, and third impressions of the Atacama desert

June 30th 2008
Well technically I'm back in Santiago, but this (long) entry is all about my trip to the northern part of Chile. Some of this might be repetitious if you’ve read the last entry or two, but now I have pictures so you can really understand what I’m talking about. Monday we flew into Calama, a city in the Atacama Desert. We stopped at Líder (supermarket, like Meijer) to waste some time and buy ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

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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