A dust twister infront of a volcano

El Norte Grande

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December 27th 2010
Hi everyone and Feliz Navidad from Chile! Just a note before you read this; for some reason the crappy computer in this internet cafe has mixed the photo names and the comments, so they now look bizarre. Sorry. Hope you enjoy them anyway! Thanks for the Christmas messages, very much appreciated. It's impossible to really get into the Chritmas spirit here as it's so ridiculously hot and sunny ... 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