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Casillero del Diablo  
   

Casillero del Diablo

The owner of the vineyard was having problems with local children stealing wine from his cellar, so he made up a rumor that the devil had been sighted down there to keep them away. When people then decided to come hunt for the devil, he made up another story that to find him in the cellar would mean bad luck. Megan and I are obviously terrified of all this.
La vida de una estudiante en Santiago

January 24th 2008
Oops, a couple weeks passed! I guess I was having too much fun to notice. We have now been in classes for a full two weeks! The literature slash history (ish) class starts at 9:00 am every morning and lasts until 10:30, at which point we have a 30-minute break and then the grammer class, from 11:00 to 12:30. The afternoons are free for exploring the city, visiting museums, doing homework (booo), ... read more
South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

Chilean Flag 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
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