Santiago

Santiago and Coñaripe, Chile

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February 26th 2009
We arrived in Santiago on Monday evening expecting to only spend one night there then leave the next day en route to Conaripe in the south of Chile just north of Patagonia to WWOOF (working world wide on organic farms). However, we liked the city so much we decided to stay an extra day. Also, our hostel was one of the nicest we stayed at yet- big spacious rooms, comfortable mattresses, a pretty ... 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