The view from atop the dune.

San Pedro de Atacama

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May 6th 2012
There were three reasons why I went to San Pedro de Atacama: 1. My previous travel buddy, Felix, had written to me to tell me that he was there; 2. To go sandboarding, which had been recommended to be my many people; 3. To go to an observatory and gaze at the stars. Unfortunately, due to the full moon, a stargazing tour was not possible, yet my time that followed in the high deserts of Bolivia mor ... read more

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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