Pisco distillery

La Serena

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April 16th 2007
I made a mistake buying bus tickets to our next stop. I must have been tired and got the tickets for San Pedro and not La Serena. We could not understand why the bus was going to take over 24 hours when it was just up the coast. When we found out what I had done it was a rushed trip down to the bus station to change it. It was the hottest bus trip ever, the sun was shining in the front window ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena

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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