P1020004

Santiago...the student's perspective

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August 23rd 2009
Choosing which university to study at for my year abroad was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make but I never had any doubt that I needed to be in South America, Spain just wasn’t an option for me. I finally settled on Chile for three reasons, firstly, the guidebook told me that I could be at the beach within an hour and a half and skiing within two hours, secondly there are peng ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

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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