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Gorging our way round Santiago

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June 13th 2010
We arrived in Santiago after an hour and a half bus ride and took our first South American metro to the stop nearest to the hostel. It was then a bit of a walk along pleasant, tree-lined streets, through the Barrio Brazil, with our bags weighing us down. Our hostel, Casa Roja, is set in an amazing building, an old mansion with high, high ceilings and beautiful, intricate details on the interior ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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