Pair of Geysers

High and Dry

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May 10th 2009
San Pedro de atacama is an oasis in the middle of the crazy landscape that is the Atacama desert. We didnt know what to expect as we werent planning on visiting the region at all until a friendly traveller suggested we skipped Salta and headed to Peru via the top of Chile instead. It is the highest and driest desert in the world. The town itself is firmly on the tourist trail but manages to be ... 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