Valparaiso, the colourful hillside

Valparaiso

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April 7th 2006
We got up early on Friday morning and said bye to Jean and Mike, who were flying out to NZ in a couple of hours. We made our way towards Valparaiso on the coast of Chile. Travelling by small bus (micro), underground (metro) and bus, the journey took about 3 hours. In Valparaiso we wandered around taking in the sights. In this city there are colourful hills covered in ramshackle houses, some of ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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