Artefact at Pre-Colombian Museum

Shaking it in Santiago

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October 11th 2015
After the best two-hour flight we'd been on (thank you KLM), we arrived in Santiago. From the plane, we could see beautiful landscapes of mountains; we thought this was the best landing scenery we'd seen by far. At the airport, there were dogs sniffing every single person's bag for food and drugs, and like Patagonia, they were strict about allowing certain agricultural products into the country ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region

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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