Valle de la Luna

Heading North on the tourist trail

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August 11th 2011
It is customary to turn up half an hour later than an agreed time in Chile, a custom Kate also observes back in the UK. Chile´s buses take the custom a step further, usually arriving an hour or more after the alloted time. We normally aren´t too bothered, but tonight we have a midnight deadline to check in to our hostel. We make it just in time. We´ve come to La Serena, a coastal city North ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena

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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