My first meal in Chile--Rice, turkey thighs, a sort of potato salad, regular salad (they use lemon and oil for dressing), and (not pictured) empanadas--the traditional Chilean food! (there WILL be pictures of them later, promise)
Arrival August 22nd 2010 WOW. I’m here! Holy cow, I still can’t quite believe it….I’m in CHILE! Something like six thousand miles away from good ol’ Rice Lake. Hmm…I suppose I oughta update you on what’s happened since my last blog, huh?*
*Note: Just a warning that I am an extremely long-winded person when it comes to writing. So now you’ve been warned for this and subsequent blogs :P
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South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Petorca » La Ligua 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