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Background: 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 independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-84), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern lands. A three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a dictatorial military regime led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, have contributed to steady growth and have helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation.



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Dag 20: Pucon - Puerto Varas
September 6th 2008  South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas
Vandaag weer een stukje rijden: van Pucon naar Puerto Vars, 320 km richting het zuiden. We gaan van IX Region de la Araucania naar X Region de los Lagos. Ook het landschap verandert: van bomen voor ho ... 1 photos [full story]

Chilly in Chile - Puerto Varas
47 days ago: ross and polly published a blog
Chilly in Chile - Puerto Varas
August 11th 2008  South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas
Ross: From Bariloche we caught an 8 hour bus over the border to Puerto Varas in Chile. Rumours had been flying around about poor road conditions over the Andes but after a 30 minute wait on the Arg ... 22 photos [full story]

Strange smells, beautiful lakes and a picnic in the cold
June 25th 2008  South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas
We hired a car and went to see the Saltos de Petrohue today. It is an amazing set of rapids/waterfalls. We spent quite a bit of time exploring the national park. It was pretty cold and windy at the ... 13 photos [full story]

Dogs
56 days ago: georgielenf published a blog
Dogs
June 24th 2008  South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas
We left Pucon early for a five hour bus journey to Puerto Varas. Managed to sleep quite a bit on the bus which was good as I was pretty tired. Puerto Varas was another small-ish town with views of t ... 4 photos [full story]

German bight
120 days ago: Jabe published a blog
German bight
June 6th 2008  South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas
I'd heard that Volcan Chaiten had been depositing ash on a couple of places further south that I'd intended visiting so, with no wish to look any greyer than I already do, I went west instead. The jo ... 42 photos [full story]

Chile
129 days ago: Weaves published a blog
Chile
May 29th 2008  South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas
Hola Amigos Hope everyone is well and enjoying the good weather back home. We made it to Chile after a bit of a monster flight from Auz and have been dossing around the Lake District for the past ... 4 photos [full story]


Puerto Varas Blog Entries

Shingles
Cockroach (?) bootjack
All front and no back
Ship and Volcan Osorno at dawn
Lights
Volcan Osorno at dawn
Volcan Osorno at dawn
Volcan Osorno at dawn
Volcan Osorno
The boat ride
Christmas decorations in Frutillar
Parque Nacional Vicente Perez Rosales
Along the way from Puetro Varas to Bariloche
Typical Store in Cochamó
House in Cochamó
Cycling around Lago Llanquihue

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