View from our hotel - Vina Del Mar

Chile = Vina Del Mar and Santiago

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March 20th 2007
We arrived in Santiago around 11.30am on Tuesday 20th March, after a 15 hour flight from Sydney (broken up by a short stopover in Auckland NZ). We were exhausted after a couple of hectic weeks packing up in Melbourne as well as the long flight. We were met at the aiport by our guide and driven out to Vina Del Mar, a beachside resort a couple of hours away where we spent 4 days to rest and recover ... 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