Plaza de Armas

Santiago de Chile

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February 26th 2009
I arrived in Santiago at 1pm after more than 11hrs flying from New Zealand with no sleep, but decided to go out and explore a litle bit of the city, so after a quick shower at the hostel, which is situated in the Bellavista area (a bohemian area of Santiago with a few theatres and lots of restaurants, bars and clubs) I went out. My first stop was el Barrio Lastarria, where el Cerro de Santa Lucia ... read more

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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