A view from the quarry

Chile - Easter Island and Santiago

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May 31st 2007
The number of unresolved mysteries about Easter Island is enough to make the mind boggle. Where did the inhabitants come from, and when? How exactly did they get those huge stone statues from up in the hills to down on the coast? And how did they practically eliminate their entire population? Well, we weren´t about to discover the answers to any of these questions on a five-day visit to the wo ... 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