Cacti Country

Fun Filled Days, Chile Nights

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May 24th 2007
Valle de Elqui P.I.S.C.O....P.I.S.C.O P...Pretty tasty I...Intoxicating S...Sour grapes C...Chile's finest O...Ooooooooo P.I.S.C.O....P.I.S.C.O etc We caught a bus to the Elqui Valley to see the lovely scenery, the home of the famous Chilean Pisco which, for some reason, makes us break into a 70s song with adapted words. It sounded good after a Pisco Sour or two. We stayed in a pretty villa ... read more

South America » Chile

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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