La Sebastiana

Chile - Valparaiso

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January 31st 2010
Arrived in Valparaiso today after taking the overnight bus from Pucon to Santiago. Wow!!! Is it hot here!!! What a difference going 700km north makes... Anyways it's beautiful!!! Of course nothing here is level, it's all hills. Many more hills than San Fransicsco and they seem steeper... ... 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