Moon Valley Atacama Desert

Chile

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December 29th 2006
Flew in to Iquique in northern Chile. Expecting great things. Were going to spend a week or so here surfing and soaking up the beach life. What a let down. In short - a kip. Interesting flight in though. The coastline is vast and dramitacally deserted, and the really strange thing is that at some stage Chile had a war with Bolivia and took all their coast as well, which they´ve also left deserted ... read more

South America » Chile

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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