Outside our romantic abode in Santiago

The Chilean Chapter

---

June 12th 2007
From NZ we flew over Antarctica to start our South American travels, beginning with Chile. We found it pretty amusing that due to the time difference we arrived in Santiago 4 hours before we left. Becky slept most of the flight (taking up three seats and squashing Gregor into a corner). The thing that hit us when we first arrived was that it was soooo Chile! Actually, it was just plain freezin ... read more

South America » Chile

---

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