Kicking back

Docking in Valparaiso....

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February 25th 2007
At the hostel in Santiago I met Rory and Angus, two brothers from Perth who were in South America partly on business and partly on pleasure. Despite a number of arguments with them concerning football (they were Eagles fans) I decided to tag along with them to Valparaiso, about 2 hours away on the coast. It wasn´t originally on my itinerary, but I got along well with the lads and thought it was ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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