Neil at the Geoglyphs de Pintado

Iquique

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August 8th 2007
Iquique is another beach resort, so is again pretty quiet at this time of year. It's even more cosmopolitan than Arica though, and with some great beaches, so I can imagine it would be a great place to holiday in the summer. Even the winter, though, there was enough to amuse us for a few days, even if we did have to undertake a 12 hour tour one day in Spanish! Despite not understanding ... read more

South America » Chile » Tarapacá » Iquique

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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