Eerie wooden statues

Santiago - our last stop in Chile

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February 11th 2010
OK, so Valparaiso failed to live up to our high expectations. Well, we went to Santiago with fairly low expectations and were pleasantly surprised. First of all, our hostel is gorgeous (Los Amazonas on Vicuna McKenna). Around were lots of trees, parks and restaurants. We did a "Free Tour" on our first day, meeting in the Plaza de Armas in the historic centre. There were dozens of stun ... 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