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Chiloé, Chile - An unexpected surprise...

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December 2nd 2010
Our time spent in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia was muy precioso (amazing), but after 12 days of mostly trekking, camping and being quite smelly, we were both ready for a more cultural and chill experience. Chiloé was not originally on our radar as a place to visit, but after booking a cheap flight to Puerto Montt (originally just to catch a Bariloche-bound bus), reading about the archipelago ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Chiloé Island » Castro

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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