Roadworks on the way to Las Cabras, Chile

Valparaiso to Linares

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March 14th 2012
Wednesday 14 March I had managed to book a hotel in Linares, which seemed a reasonable enough distance to go but I had not really got a route in mind. As far as possible I wanted to stay off Ruta 5 and see some of Chile's wine growing region. Although the sat nav had properly charged the battery tended only to last 4 hours so I was determined not to use unless I really had to. My map of ... read more

South America » Chile » Maule

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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