This cactus has had to be about 7m high, which makes it about 700 years old...

Going North and over the border...

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October 25th 2008
I'm in San Pedro de Atacama (Chile)... After I've received my passport back from the embassy, the very same day I've moved on and headed direction Salta. It took me about 21 hours on the bus to get there (I start disliking bus trips... but 20 hours on the bus are still better then 20 hours on the plane... ). And although me going north was with the idea, that the more north I get, the warmer it' ... 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