Palms and pines

Santiago: it's all about the liquids

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November 26th 2006
Our journey to Easter Island began with a two-day stopover in Santiago, Chile, where Samuel, one of Raúl's Chilean workmates, was available to show us around. Raúl devised a convoluted means of feeding his ice-cream habit, buying three different sorts of helado under the guise of "getting change for the pay phone" until local telecommunications services were no longer required. A wan ... 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