A nice juicy beetle!

San Pedro de Atacama - Part 2 - Lakes, volcanoes and asado

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February 24th 2007
Did I mention in the previous entry just how stunning the scenery is here?! We took a whole day tour to explore the “Lagunas Altiplanicas” including several small villages and the enormous salt lake. Okay, so it’s not the Salar de Uyuni, but it was very interesting to see and the flamingos were cute. The salt formation is very different to what we expected. Uyuni is smooth and gleaming whit ... 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