image

Wandering around Santiago

---

March 16th 2014
It was another marvelous day for weather here today. I have been very lucky so far in that way. I decided to walk around town a bit and see what I might have missed. My first stop was unexpected. Over night the main street, commonly referred to as The Alameda, was blocked off to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and it became part of a big bicycle race. There was a large scoreboard set up in front ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

---

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