Mendoza

Border Hopping

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May 6th 2011
Places Visited: Puerto Montt (Chile), Puerto Varas (Chile), Bariloche (Argentina), El Bolson (Argentina), Pucon (Chile), Mendoza (Aregentina) & Santiago (Chile) So this part of my trip has seen me fill 4 pages of my passport due to the large number of border crossings i have made. The route that tended to be planned on the spur of the moment with quite a few places added due to recommen ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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