San Pedro de Atacama

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July 29th 2014
Have you ever needed so desperately to break free from the constraints of society, let your hair down, and release your inner caveman? I've only showered twice in the last 6 days. I fell off a horse in the Valley of Death and narrowly escaped getting trampled. And I have desert sand where the sun don't shine. That's what San Pedro de Atacama Chile did for me. Who knew being unkempt for days could ... 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