COVER STORY Elqui and Limarí: Chile’s Northern Valleys Patricia Savoie
The bus from La Serena airport in far northern Chile to the Elqui Valley runs through a stretch of the Atacama Desert. The dull-gray mountains are prickled with cactus, like stubble on a giant’s cheek. A scarecrow dressed in winter garb is incongruous not only for its dress, but for being anchored in a field of dusty clay and stones. Tired, red-leafed grape vines straggle along by the highway. Tin shanties, some clustered in towns, make one wonder what work could be done here at...This is only a preview of the article:
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