The climb was relentless and breathtaking. In about an hour, the truck chewed through the altitude, pushing us past the thin air barrier and up toward 4500 m. The landscape shifted from scrubland to an alien world of ochre mountains and stark white salares (salt flats). We passed through high-altitude settlements like Susques, places that feel like they defy gravity and civilization.
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UncategorizedALTO DE LA ALIANZA, a complete monument in Tacna
The Alto de la Alianza monumental complex is a building commemorating the heroes of one of the greatest battles of the Pacific War, built on May 26, 1880, in the Cerro Intiorko Pampas. The complex, which was built a day ago today, houses a monument, a museum and is located next to Campo Santo, in the north of Tacna.
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Monuments & Churches, PeruEaster Island (Rapa Nui) is shrouded in mystery and its history is shrouded in myth. Historians and anthropologists have spent decades trying to understand the culture of its early inhabitants and the giant moai statues they built.
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Chile, Easter IslandTale of Animal Rescue: Mendoza\’s Vulture Released Back into the Wild
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Peru, Tales of the Andes, WildlifeTale of Animal Rescue: Mendoza\’s Vulture Released Back into the Wild
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Peru, Tales of the Andes, WildlifeChile craftswomen weave sacred textiles inspired by Earth
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Artesania, Culture, Travel
Humberstone is a ghost town in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Developed for the extraction of saltpeter, it is a national monument of Chile and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Factory.