Valpo Graffiti

Valparaiso to San Pedro de Atacama

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November 2nd 2010
Valpo to San Pedro Hola from San Pedro de Atacama! Arrived here after about 23 hours of bus travel from Valpo, and i'm pretty gosh darn impressed. San Pedro pretty much exists only for gringos as a means of launcing tours into the surrounding desert to sandboard, horseride, visit canyons, geysers, etc. Construct of tourism aside, it still seems like very cool place to hang out. It's ... 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