Early morning bath

Baños Colinas

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December 14th 2006
I watched from the window in satisfaction as the faded blue metrobus wound its way out of Santiago´s endless suburbs and into the countryside. The sun was dazzling and I ducked my head into the shadow of the curtain to gaze at the river charging alongside us. As much as I had come to love Santiago, three months living on the 19th floor of an apartment block in the centre of such a big city had le ... 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