Serra Verde Express

SERRA VERDE EXPRESS & PARANAGUA

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March 1st 2010
CURITIBA & THE SERRA VERDE EXPRESS We had a fleeting glance of Curitiba on the way from the bus terminal to the hotel - the hotel was great, 13th floor and a big apartment. Nickie was lucky enough to have Amy share her bedroom with her! Up early and off to the train station to get the Serra Verde Express, a tourist train to Paranagua on the coast. The journey was fantastic. There ... read more

South America » Chile

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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