Road Trip to Chile?

Para Conocer Zapallar

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October 21st 2006
Many Chileans ask me why I moved to Chile, "para estudiar (to study), intercambio (an exchange), or solo para conocer (or only to know Chile)?" And my answer is that, para conocer, to know Chile. In order to continue my quest to know Chile, after spending the day in Maitencillo I went a bit further north to see the town of Zapallar. Zapallar is known for its historic mansions, a few of which ar ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Zapallar

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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