The Chilean Salt Flats

Leaving Chile

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June 16th 2011
We have now completed our trip North through Chile and are relaxing for the day in San Pedro before leaving for Bolivia tomorrow. We´ve covered quite a bit of ground on the Pachamama bus and yesterday was definitely the highlight! We were fairly glad to leave Antofogasta - an industrial wasteland of a city if there ever was one. Had a distinctly dodgy feel to it - probably not helped by the f ... 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