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Dry mouth in the Atacama!

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January 15th 2012
Our 9 hour bus ride from Salta to San Pedro De Atacama was definately one of our better journeys on the trip so far, we slowly climbed up into the Andes with some amazing scenery along the way. The road winded its way up and up with the rocks and mountains constantly changing as we went. This was also our first sightings of Llamas by the roadside and a huge salt flat in the middle of nowhere. It t ... 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