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Atacama Desert - Lago Cejar - Valle de la Muerte and Valle de la Luna

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April 7th 2013
Hey, Finally made our way to the north of Chile to the driest desert on the planet - we decided to spend a few bucks and get on a plane this time round from Santiago to Calama where we took a bus to the desert but touristic town of San Pedro de Atacama. It is touristic and you can understand why, there are 6,000 residents but we were told over 350,000 come each year to visit the wonders of the ... 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