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Holy Moa

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February 17th 2009
So from Machu Pichu the trip continued to Easter Island, actually a part of Chile. Nobody wanted this island for quite a while until Chile finally said they would take it in an effort to shore up their naval capacity. The statues had been known for quite a while when a Dutch explorer discovered the island and its 100 or so, starving, weary, survivors. The collapse of the society of Easter Isla ... read more

South America » Chile » Easter Island

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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