Santiago

Leaving Latin America

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March 16th 2011
The singing has started, the sounds of what appears to a Australian Pavarotti is coming from the street outside and its getting louder, there are mere seconds before he gets in the door,. The hostel residents scatter to their rooms and the communal garden is empty, even the Vegetable Reich are keeping a low profile. He…has returned. We have a new tour group staying with us now and it’s brough ... read more

South America » Chile

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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