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San Pedro de Atacama- Desert and Salt

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March 25th 2006
Day 48 - Wednesday 22nd March The Facts: San Pedro de Atacama Ecological tour Moon Valley Astronomical tour The longer version: An easy start to the morning, with a tour or the Ecological sites around San Pedro de Atacama, including a visit to the museum full of mummies. The dry climate ensures that objects are very well preserved, so there are many artefacts and mummies ... read more

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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