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The Return of the Right

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January 18th 2010
The dull roar outside has been steadily intensifying as people gather on the Alameda. The sound comes in waves as the election results for each region are announced. There is a constant blare of car horns and the periodic euphoria of ‘chi, chi, chi, le, le, le, viva Chile!’ As far as I can tell, the sky has not begun raining fire. Two blocks away at the Crown Plaza Hotel is the campaign he ... 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