Mark in the Valle Elqui

From the sea to the stars

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March 19th 2009
(mostly by Mark) From Valpo, we toured the Pacific coast of Chile. On a beautiful bus ride (yes, they do exist) we had the mountains on our right and we watched the waves crash on many a beach to our left. As I write this, we are in a golf ball. It is a dome made of tarp right on the white sand beach of Bahia Inglesa, where I am about to go for a run. This is our third major beach locatio ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena

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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