Moon Valley

A pinch of salt

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March 18th 2011
A mere 12 hours after leaving white sandy beaches, and two bus changes later, we arrived in the driest desert in the world, the Atacama Desert. Our destination was a town called San Pedro De Atacama, and at a height of 2440 metres above sea level, it was our first experience of being at altitude so far. Now San Pedro makes its claim to fame as being the tourist, archaeological and astronomical cap ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more