We say they´re sealions

A quiet week

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February 16th 2009
We got a bus a few hours Southwest to Valdivia, a city on a river not too far from the coast. We stayed a couple of nights in a hospedaje which is usually someone´s house a bit like a B and B at home and usually the cheapest option to sleep other than camping. The owner was very friendly, like almost all the Chileans we´ve met so far. The town itself didn´t have that much to offer but it felt l ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Chiloé 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