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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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By Welsh Wanderers
November 6th 2008

Riding Giants

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Iquique 001

After leavingthe desert we headed further North along the coast. Chile is only 400km at its widest point and we wanted to get to Peru eventually, so a trip further up the coast was the order of the day. I wanted to head to a place called Iquique as the surf was meant to be really good and after all of the bus travelling that we had done recently it would be nice to chill out in one place for a while, just to catch our breath. Our hostel was very traditional in the sense of hostal places, situated close to [View Full Entry]

By Livi
October 10th 2008

Rückenwind.

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16.9., martes -- 17.9., miercoles -- 18.9., jueves -- 19.9., viernes San Pedro -- Antofagasta -- Iquique. Den nächsten und letzten Tag in San Pedro gut überstanden, endlich Flamingos gesichtet und auch endlich wieder mal Auto gefahren, wie schön, und letztendlich fest vom Reisefieber gepackt, beschlossen Kim la belgica-- und ich, dass die 5-stündige Heimreise zu unserer "Homebase" Antofagasta noch nicht genug sei, nein, wir gaben noch einen 5h Overnight-Trip dazu, um nach Iquique zu gelangen. Finally, um 5h Früh, miercoles, 17.9. haben wir dies auch geschafft. Jetzt blieb nur no [View Full Entry]

By eirikogjane
August 11th 2008

Siste dag i Iquique

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Krokodiller fra "zoo" ved stranden

Dag 59. Etter frokost gikk vi en lang tur langs stranden og fiskehavnen. Omraadet var fint laget til, med flere km. med trefortau/sti som slynget seg langs stranden. Det var opparbeidet grontomraader, og det var en liten “zoo” med lamaer, karper, skilpadder og krokodilller mm. Det var ogsaa et lite fiskemarked ved sjoen, men nesten alt var solgt for dagen. Tilbake til gamlebyen og en fiskerestaurant for lunsj. Idag var det innbaktfisk som fristet, og Eirik hadde pannekake m/syltetoy og masse krem til dessert (hva stakk ham, han spiser jo nesten aldri dessert...?!) V [View Full Entry]

By eirikogjane
August 10th 2008

Orkentur utenfor Iquique

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Produksjons"skipet" i Santa Laura
Bygget var satt paa paaler for aa faa mest mulig kjoling til produksjonsprosessen.

Dag 58. I dag var vi oppe kl 07.30, spiste frokost og pakket en liten dagstursekk. Vi hadde faatt beskjed om at vi skulle bli hentet utenfor hotellet mellom 8.30 - 8.45. Vi er jo stort sett alltid tidlig ute, saa vi stilte oss opp utenfor hotellet kl 8.30. 45 minutter senere kom endelig minibussen. Da bussen hadde hentet alle, var vi tilsammen 20 personer. Vi kjorte forst opp fjellet mot nitritbyen Santa Laura/ Humberstone. Forste stopp var Santa Laura, som var produksjonsstedet for nitrit. Stedet ble bygget i 1872 og hadde drift fram til 1960. I 1972 ble det nasjonalmonument [View Full Entry]

By eirikogjane
August 9th 2008

Iquique

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"Cowboybyen" - Iquique
Karaokeklubb til salgs. Taket er brent ned, men hva gjor det i en by hvor det nesten aldri regner.

Dag 57. Etter frokost gikk vi en tur rundt i byen, dvs den gamle delen av den - som vi bor i. Den nye delen minner mer om Ibiza eller noe, med hoye hoteller og mange strandbarer. Vi gikk videre ned mot sjoen, og spasserte en lang tur langs strendene. Det var perfekte bolger for surfing, og vi ble sittende og se paa en gjeng med gutter som lekte seg i bolgene. Sjoluft gjor en sulten, saa vi gikk for aa faa oss noe deilig sjomat. Bestilte skalldyr og skjell i sterk tomatsaus, med ris til. Og hvitvin. Det perfekte valg [View Full Entry]

By eirikogjane
August 8th 2008

Videre til Iquique

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Vi venter paa bussen...

Dag 56. Oppe kl. 08:00 for aa faa tatt en god dusj og frokost for vi sjekket ut av hotellet kl. 10:00. Mens Jane dusjet var Eirik paa minibank tur igjen. Det viser seg at ikke alle automatene tar VISA selv om det staar paa de at de gjor det, og uttaksbelopet/grensen varierer fra automat til automat. Idag fikk han ut halvparten av det vi tok ut for to dager siden. Vi ble sittende og vente - Eirik noe utaalmodig og stresset, siden det ikke dukket opp noen buss. Skulle vi ta bussen fra et annet sted mon tro?? 40 minutter [View Full Entry]

By Rosco p
March 31st 2008

Into the Atacama Desert

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Rosco and locals
Rosco must have been away from home too long ??

everyone seams to have settled into a riding pattern of sorts, and it was good to have the past couple of days on the seal to make up a bit of time. we have had to give the truck it's 10,000km service here in Iquique. we are also trying to get Charlies moto back to Vina, as we have to pick Alec's bike up on our retern to Argentina in a few days time. After our visit to Araquipa, the South American guinnie ? pig population was somewhat depleted by hungery bikers.... I am still having problems to up load photos, [View Full Entry]

By Jeiniman
March 18th 2008

In guten Haenden

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Iquique by night

Liebe Freunde und Familie Von Valparaíso fluechteten wir also Richtung La Serena. Fuer einmal nahmen wir keinen Nachtbus, sondern reisten den Tag durch (ca. 10 Stunden) und konnten so die schoene Landschaft entlang der huegelig-felsigen Pazifikkueste und durch bluehende Kakteenwaelder auch gebuehrend bewundern. In La Serena angekommen wollten wir uns zuerst mal ein bisschen von den vergangenen Stadtstrapazen erholen und einen Tag am Meer einschalten, leider war der Pazifik dann aber zu rau und baden im Meer an diesem Tag nicht erlaubt bzw. auch nicht moeglich. In die tosenden Wellen starren [View Full Entry]

By CrazyShannon
February 24th 2008

I love jumping off cliffs

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Take off point
sand dunes.. ocean..

I went paragliding yesterday! I´ve never been before so I was truly looking forward to it! HOWEVER! Why didnt anyone warn me about ... hm. lets just say that its highly likely to get MOTION SICKNESS when paragliding!??? There should be a big warning on their website that says.. if you got a weak belly and are prone to motion sickness then take motion sickness pills! No need to warn us that we would be doing this at your own risk since there is always the possibility of crashing hundreds of feet high from the sky. clearly thats possible! but I [View Full Entry]

By Ergens onderweg
February 2nd 2008

Zonnig Iquique

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La Paz
IJverig vrouwtje verkoopt 's morgens vroeg voedzame sapjes van quinoa met appelsmaak.

We staan vroeg op in La Paz om de bus naar Iquique (Chili - met overstap in Arica) te nemen. Dit is buiten kijf de mooiste busrit in ons Zuid-Amerikaans avontuur. (allé dan, tot nu toe...) Niet alleen krijgen we ontbijt (een simpel broodje) en almuerzo (hamburgertje, slaatje en rijst met daarbij een wijntje!) maar ook onze ogen worden hier volop verwend! De bus moet een afdaling van +/- 4000 meter overbruggen! We rijden eerst een stukje zuidwaarts over de Altiplano om dan onze afdaling in te zetten in westelijke richting naar de Chileense kust. Dit is een zeer drukke route: [View Full Entry]

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