Iglesia San Francisco, Chillan Iglesia San Francisco, Chillan

Iglesia San Francisco, Chillan

This church was built in 1903 and was the only surviing building after the 8.3 Chillan Earthquake of 1939- The 15th most powerful Earthquake on record that killed over 28,000 people.


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Chilean  Flag 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 in... [read more]
Blog: 2 weeks in Chile, Summer: Chile Valle Central fotos
Date: February 14th 2005

I rented a car in Santiago and drove over 3000 kilometers through the country. At my furthest point in the city of Castro on Chiloe Island, I was further south than anywhere in Australia, Africa and most of New Zealand. Why Chile? It is said: "When God created the world he had a handful of everything left: mountains, rainforests, deserts, oceans, cactus, lakes, glaciers, volcano ... read more




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