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San Pedro de Atacama - Salt, Steam and Volcanos - Sal, vapor y Volcanes

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June 11th 2011
The nearby salt flat (see first photo) may not be the biggest surface area of salt in the world but as the deposit is 1-1.5km thick it probably contains the most salt in the world. The Atacama desert is the driest desert in the world with some villages only getting rain about every 70 years. Consequently the surface of the salt flat is very rough (see second photo) as the salt flat never has any ... 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