Mastering the Piste

Out on the Piste

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August 27th 2007
Skiing was never going to be my forte, not with my knees, and the thought of breaking something was all that occupied my mind as the ski slopes appeared over the horizon. But after a two hour ski lesson with a Brazilian guy who's English was worse than my Spanish i was ready to hit the slopes. The ski lift down to the slope was incredible as you pass over the little black dots zig zagging through ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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