Oasis in the Desert

Atacama Desert: Biking To The Valley Of Death

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November 7th 2009
Nov 3, 2009 Our tour of Salar de Uyuni, the lagoons, and the other sites were amazing. However, we weren’t too thrilled with our guide who seemed to always be in a hurry and dropped us off about 90 min before the planned end to the tour. Normally I wouldn’t complain but he should have made sure we didn’t have any customs issues - which we did. The border crossing is very shady anyways ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de 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