Alta Gracia

Back in the Bo-Kaap

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December 15th 2011
Ok, so we hope the title did not cause any confusion... we are still far from the Bo-Kaap, but it has felt like home the past while here. We have done many small trips since our last blog. Still in Argentina, we visited the 2 small towns of Alta Gracia and Villa General Belgrano. Alta Gracia is the small town where Che Guavara grew up. We both became well educated as to the exploits of this re ... 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