The Elqui River starts in the west Andes, flowing into the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Chilean city of La Serena, is a wine and pisco producing area. Vicuña, its main town, was the home of Nobel Laureate poet Gabriela Mistral.
Read more about Elqui River: Ancient Indigenous Culture of The Elqui Valley
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“Naught was familiar but the heavens, from under whose roof the voyageur never passes; but with their countenance, and the acquaintance we had with river and wood, we trusted to fare well under any circumstances.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)