San Pedro de Atacama

Heading to Santiago- final destination

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November 20th 2008
Hey all!! We have finally arrived in Santiago - the capital of Chile. Not much to recount of the way down!! We spent three days and nights in San Pedro de Atacama. The town is located in the Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world. It hasn't rained there for over 250 years. We has a very enjoyable lazy time there, went out two nights and spent a lot of time cooking!! On the last d ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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