Salto de Lajas

A weekend vacation to Conce

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November 4th 2008
I needed a break from vacation weekends, so I decided to stay in Conce. I also thought I might appreciate the city more then, when I was free of the daily weekday routine. As Holly put it, we should pretend we’re only going to be here for three days and therefore do as much as we can. So first we decided to visit a thundering waterfall, only an hour outside of the city and a hidden jewel that I ... read more

South America » Chile » Biobío » Concepción

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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