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Cuesta Miranda

where the redness reaches maximum volume
Andean Passes - mile 17,854

November 6th 2009
On this trip we have passed though some fantastic scenery and you constantly think it cant get any better but Paso de San Francisco surpassed everything so far. It crosses the Andes between Chile and Argentina through desolate but beautiful altiplano on a 120 mile dirt road reaching 4726m - it was part of the Dakar Rally route in 2009 and will be again in 2010. There are some excellent sections ... read more
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Chilean Flag 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
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