Plaza de Armas

Springsure to the world

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February 4th 2006
Day 1 - Friday 3rd Feb The trip begins in Springsure. To set the scene: Karen has had one hours sleep as she finishes her thesis. Roger is having a last minute nap and packing the bags. An 8am flight out of Emerald gets us to Brisbane in time to finish printing, binding and positing the thesis, and some last minute shopping (we forgot to pack toothpaste!). All is looking good for the t ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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