Aconcagua

On to Chile

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September 6th 2008
We left Mendoza on Labor Day and traveled over the Andes by bus. Our double-decker bus was scheduled to leave at 9 a.m. and by 9:45 we were on our way with Steve and me sitting side by side in the very front seats. We had already seen part of the Argentine Andes when we first arrived, but when we neared the Chilean border we were able to catch a glimpse of Aconcagua, the highest peak in the west ... 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