Desert Reflection

San Pedro de Atacama

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July 30th 2009
We arrived into San Pedro with only one thing on our minds after two days on the Salt Flats - a long, long hot shower! After we were presentable again we set out to explore the town which didn't take too long. This is a town which seems to exist only for or because of tourists with the main street choc a block full of restaurants, tour agents and well fed dogs. Still, the sun was shining and it w ... 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