Maria, Esperanza, Graciela

Introducing Maria, Esperanza y Graciela

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December 27th 2007
It appears that Penny was not alone in having a less than perfect spanish tranlation of her name... After 8 weeks of introducing one of our number (I won´t say who) as Kate, we discover that it translates as a ´cocaine based loaf´. To preemptively prevent any further nomenclaturial mishap, there have been a few changes (see above), to some good wholesome spanish names. ... read more

South America » Chile » Aisén » Carretera Austral

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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