El Tatio geysers at dawn

San Pedro de Atacama to Santiago

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February 6th 2013
Flew north to San Pedro in the Atacama, with its low-slung adobe houses and dusty streets (avoiding another 20+ hour bus ride !). Cycled out to the remains of the Pukhara fortress, before hiking to a memorial and stunning viewpoint over the desert formations in the early evening light. Lost track of time and ended up locked-in, just preparing to scramble over the 6ft gate when shouts of "hola" eve ... 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