Adobe Church, San Pedro de Atacama

Ciao to Chile

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July 24th 2008
Well, we're still alive. The record time period between the last blog and this has nothing to do with kidnapping, murder, being caught in bear traps whilst hiking, or turning on each other with swiss army knives in a fit of travel rage over who got the window seat in a 23 hour Andean bus epic. The explanation is far more economically based. Internet in New Zealand is freaking pricey. For New ... 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