Santiago Cityscape

Bienvenido a Santiago

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November 15th 2006
12 November, Sunday... Gaining a day by crossing the international dateline isn't as easy as it sounds, Chilean officials did not help make passport control a speedy affair so after two hours of queuing we only gained two hours on the day. I managed to watch three movies on the plane so I count that as a good result. I got to practise some Spanish with the bus driver who had clearly been ... read more

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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