San Pedro de Atacama and surrounds
August 11th 2008 Monday 11
Next morning we drove out of town via Chuquicamata. Have been told it employs 15000 workers per shift and they run 3 shifts per day. The workers all have fantastic pays and conditions…since early 1990s when the unions took control and organized miners’ rights. The next major long haul was to San Pedro de Atacama. This was a drive with big views up and up and up the mountain range
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