Flamingo Reserve

High and Dry (Part 2)

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September 5th 2008
The alarm on my cell phone is going off and I futilely bat my hand at the empty air trying to find it. I force myself into consciousness enough to remember that I'm on the top bunk and that the phone is tucked into a pocket of my pack at the foot of the bottom bunk. I scramble my way to the foot of the bed and hop down to the floor. I rip the phone from the pocket and cancel the alarm as quick ... 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