"On The Gringo Trail" Midlifecrisis's photos about San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (travel pics)

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Preview of Midlifecrisis'sblog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Entry Title: "On The Gringo Trail" Entry: "San Pedro de Atacama is a beautiful desert town that marks the southern end of the of the main trunk of the famed Gringo Trail. This 'trail' is the route followed by almost every backpacker in the region, starting in Cusco (Machu Picchu) in the north down to San Pedro in Chile. We found a government report on the nationalities of backpackers crossing the border between Chile and Bolivia. It turns out that US travelers are only the 7th most frequent. Israelis are 4th. (Most Chileans believe that Israel is a superpower due to the large number of ex-soldiers on walkabout after they complete their mandatory military service.) The French are the most frequent followed by the Germans and the British. This may explain why the French students are so concerned with Chirac's recent proposal to increase employment for young people. The students simply don't want to have their vacations interrupted by something annoying, like work. San Pedro was discovered by the backpackers about 20-30 years ago as a small, dusty farm town. They were attracted to the beautiful weather (locals claim they get less rainfall than anywhere else in the world), spectacular scenery (16000 foot snow capped peaks are only 20 miles away) and cheap ...

"On The Gringo Trail" Midlifecrisis's photos about San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (travel pics)

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