Iquique - Pelicans waiting for the fish scraps

Getting "piscoed" in Chile!

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December 31st 2006
So last time you heard from us we had just landed in Santiago on 1st December around midday - a good couple of hours before we left Auckland. Still finding the concept very bizarre. We were very kindly put up by Stephie’s Dad for our 2 nights in Santiago before flying north to Iquique. (For those of you who don’t know Stephanie, Kez used to work with her in Vienna and her and her husband Andre ... read more

South America » Chile

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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