Valparaiso

Valparaiso & Santiago

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April 22nd 2009
18/04/09 - 22/04/09 After arriving in Santiago on 17/04 and having a last (tour) group meal together I once again had the freedom to do what I wanted and when I wanted, which was something I had been looking forward to for a week or two. I enjoyed the 5 weeks from Buenos Aires to Santiago and saw some amazing scenary along the way but now I was ready to set forth on my own. On Sunday 19/04 I ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region

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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