Tony and Ron

Chile

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March 13th 2009
We crossed the border into Chile and were immediately met by a tarmac road, the like of which we hadn´t seen for about 5 days. We were soon in San Pedro De Atacama which is a little oasis in the Atacama desert. The town and the hostel were nice enough but it is a tourist town and didn´t feel real. Saw the second oldest church in Chile, had a nice traditional Chilean meal though and a couple of n ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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