Chile

Chile is far from chilly

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March 13th 2008
I arrived exhausted into Santiago around 2am. I stayed in the 'burbs to the northeast of the city. The weather was scorching, late 30's most days. Santiago sits in a valley and the air is generally still and has a pleasant smell despite the hanging pollution. I took it easy my first day and walked around the area I was staying in and took my guitar to a park and sat under a big tree. My host and I ... read more

South America » Chile

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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