watching the setting sun

Altiplano and Atacama

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December 12th 2009
So picking up where I left off, the bus headed into the hills, and the tropical forests retreated to leave grass climbing up the these huge mountains, still covered in cloud from the rain. Soon the grass gave up; there were some cactus and some spectacular rock colours, and the road hadn´t even turned west yet! As we climbed up the road the cactus started to thin out, leaving only rock and mud. B ... 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