Russ & Tim

Valdivia - Beer, fish and, er, more beer!

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January 28th 2007
We left Chiloé in drizzle and arrived a few hours later in Valdivia in torrential rain! Fortunately the landlady of our hostel picked us up from the bus terminal but that didn’t stop us from looking like drowned rats as we trudged down the driveway. It was amazing to think that we got THAT wet walking a matter of yards! Luckily we had decent weather for the rest of our stay. Valdivia is a love ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Ríos » Valdivia

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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