Canyon,Death Valley

I´ve been through the desert with a horse called Aoileann

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July 30th 2006
After a nice few relaxing days in Santiago (hanging out with our estranged hostel owner - please go away from us) we embarked on the 22 hour journey to san pedro de atacama, in the northern part of Chile. Journey was pretty cool in fairness, the scenery was spectacular. We checked into the hotel puritima (bastardo´s) and had a look around the town. the local population is 4000 but with tourist ... 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