Our first look at the Andes

Chiling out in Valpo

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February 17th 2011
We are officially sick of �Mendoza but forces of nature, quite literally an earthquake in this case, are conspiring to keep us from Chile. Chile got a light earthquake some days back and as a result the border was shut, the same thing happened last year, when quakes resulted in some deaths. Thankfully this quake appears to be an aftershock from last year and there have been to our knowledge no ... 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