Street performer 2, Santiago

Horse riding is for girls....

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July 26th 2006
Moved on from Bariloche after 5 days, across the border into Chile to Pucon in another part of the Lake District. We were lucky we made it over that day as the bus had to go over the extremely snowy andes. We got stuck a few times on a steep incline in the snow but the driver managed to get us over, passing by 5 or so abandoned trucks on the way that werent so lucky! Anyway day one was spent h ... read more

South America » Chile » Araucanía » Pucón

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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