P1010062

Arica

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April 30th 2009
I had a moment of weakness and went aaaaalll the way from Rio, back to Santiago, up on a 24 hour bus, back to San Pedro, and up to the top of Chile to Arica. It was not the smartest move, but also not one that I regret. So, I made it to Arica, a town that I had decided to skip the first time around in Chile. I met a lovely Swiss girl, Katrin, at the bus station, so I stayed at the same hostel w ... 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