Tapistry

Caving in the Atacama

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August 10th 2008
I have been here in San Pedro de Atacama for 3 week now. Most of this time has been spent underground mapping caves for the Earth-Mars cave detection program. The first week was spent finding caves in the region. This task was given to the mapping team, which I am the leader of. The first few days were spent figuring out which strata of rock the cave were formed in. We had directions to seven cave ... 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