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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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Southern Patagonia & the end of the Great Adventure
October 25th 2009  South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas
As the region of Southern Patagonia is so vast and spectacular and divided by the Andes with Chile to the left and Argentina to the right, we felt it best to combine the blog for the area to refle ... 30 photos [full story]

Tierra del Fuego still Frozen
14 days ago: Rosco p published a blog
Tierra del Fuego still Frozen
October 24th 2009  South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas
We are all so ready to go and now only one week before we all meet in Vina del Mar for our Patagonia Expedition. Gerardo has just returned from a recky in Tierra del Fuego for our immenent Patagoni ... 8 photos [full story]

Doko esta los pinguinos y red cap?
October 13th 2009  South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas
First: Origins of the title - I am still mixing my limited Japanese with my even more limited Espanol by asking Doko (where in Japanese) instead of Donde when asking Where something is....sounds the s ... 75 photos [full story]

Onward to Patagonia
38 days ago: golfkat published a blog
Onward to Patagonia
September 27th 2009  South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas
Patagonia is the southernmost portion of South America, located in both Chile and Argentina. It comes from the word, patagon' , used by Ferdinand Magellan to describe the natives that were thought to ... 2 photos [full story]


Punta Arenas Blog Entries

Siu mai a la Punta Arenas
Church detail
Colourful landscape on the way back to Puerto Natales
A cloudy day in the park
seno otway
Isla Magdalena penguins
Isla Magdalena penguins
Isla Magdalena penguin pair
Isla Magdalena penguin
Selk'nam Indians tomb of Tierra del Fuego
Birds on Straight of Magellan
A road to nowhere
Windy.....
Torres del Paine
Windvlaagje??
Fitz Roy

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