Elqui river - Rio Elqui

Vicuña

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January 14th 2009
Español más abajo We both went to Vicuña, a town 90 km from La Serena that's east on the way to the Andes (as if you're driving to Argentina). We stayed there overnight before joining the Nuñes Segovia family for a camping trip a further hour and a half inland to a camping place near a village called Pisco Elqui. Andy and I headed to Vicuña from La Serena and after dropping our bags at our ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » Vicuna

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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