Iglesia near Plaza O'Higgins

El Arte de Retrasar Las Cosas

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November 20th 2010
Of all of the places I have traveled, I think Valparaíso is one of my favorites, certainly in the top 5. It is hard to say what makes any place so special, and there is a distinct reason to call any one of them special. Maybe, for me in this moment, it has to do with the independence of living in our apartment here. It is not really an immersion experience, but we have been speaking spanish most ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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