Protected cardon cactuses

High and dry

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December 4th 2015
Watching the volcanoes that lined the East side of our flight from Puerto Montt up to Santiago I decided that what had seemed like a madcap idea was already worth it. I was less convinced while sitting in Santiago airport waiting for the connection but after another 2 hour flight and 1.5 hours van ride in the dark across the plains of the Atacama desert we arrived at Renta House in San Pedro de At ... read more

South America » Chile » 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