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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 Amazing Aimee
October 1st 2008

A Spicey end! (Get it? Chile!)

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

Choo Choo
Traveling by rail from Peru to Chile

This wil be our last blog from South America as we leave for New Zealand on 02nd October. It's pretty basic as we've been trying to save cash and so not really been doing much, So, here goes: Thursday 11th September Can't believe it's seven years since the Twin Towers. TV has been full of re-constructions and allsorts. Pretty upsetting to watch. So, today we're moving on to Chile. We bought our tickets. 7NS each, takes 1½ hours and is the easiest way to cross the border. It was pretty surreal as the tracks went down main roads but there was [View Full Entry]

By Livi
October 1st 2008

Nebelschwadenbilder

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

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14.9., domingo San Pedro. Um 14h ging unsere Tour zu der Laguna Cejar und den Ojos de Salar los. Aber nein, aber nein, ihr sollt nicht glauben, wir hätten davor nichts gemacht als geschlafen.. Doch nichts desto trotz ging sich nicht all zu viel aus, dank der - und, ja, dies lässt sich einmal mehr genau zurückführen auf die.. - Entschlossenheit der Chilenen. Ich möchte anmerken, dass diese, alle 2 Minuten revidierten, Entscheidungen natürlich alle von der vermeintlich erwachsensten Frau getroffen wurden, vom Familienoberhaupt, namentlich also der Mutter. - [View Full Entry]

By Molly Elizabeth
September 30th 2008

Vino.

South America » Chile » Biobío » Concepción

tocando el piano
Jano y Vero

So the week before last was the holidays, which might explain why I didn’t write as much as I should have. I didn’t have classes, but there were orientation types of meetings and then a lot of hanging out and exploring the city and hills. The city is situated next to the coast, but I have yet to go to the beach. There is the Parque Ecuador to the south, which is proportionally the same as chile - very long and very thin. Behind the park there are green hills that seem to have been made for a nice quick - [View Full Entry]

By Molly Elizabeth
September 30th 2008

Climb some hills, be rewarded. with Chorillana.

South America » Chile » Biobío » Concepción

But the trip that we made was so worth it. That night (Thursday before last), a group of friends and I took a long overnight bus ride to the city of Valparaíso. We arrived at about 6:30 in the morning, groggily went to our hostel and dropped our bags, then gradually woke up by walking up a hill to a cute and wonderfull café. We spent much of the rest of the day trekking up even more hills, because that’s all the city is made of. All the houses are so full of bright color, there are murals on every other [View Full Entry]

By Molly Elizabeth
September 30th 2008

Clases y profesores locos

South America » Chile » Biobío » Concepción

My class schedule is as follows: Monday and Tuesday- 9-12 Wednesday and Thursday - 9-1:30 Friday - Nada A pretty sweet deal, although we are given more homework than I’d expected - already 50 pages to read in Spanish and a paper to write! But I’m sure it’ll help, so I shouldn’t complain. After school I’ve gotten into a cycle of coming home for lunch, doing a few things that need to be done, then going to hang out with friends. But here are brief descriptions of my classes: Pronunciation and Grammar - This class is actually with a woman from [View Full Entry]

By Molly Elizabeth
September 30th 2008

Cachai?

South America » Chile » Biobío » Concepción

…As part of our classwork, all of us are required to get into small groups, interview different sorts of people and create a portfolio consisting of notes, pictures, a lexicon, etc. So yesterday (Saturday), I joined the rest of group 3 to go to Lota, a mining town about an hour’s bus ride away that hosts workers we’ll eventually be interviewing. The day was perfect, but in the morning we couldn’t enjoy it because we spent our time in the ground, beneath the ocean floor, in a mine. Dark, wet, and small, it held stories of back-breaking work, many deaths, and [View Full Entry]

By jamieborley
September 30th 2008

A different place...

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

Madrid Airport
This is me after a 14 hour flight and no sleep.

Hello everyone, I've suspended writing blogs on here for a while because I'm not travelling too much at the moment - just idling in Santiago, breathing fumes, counting thieves, plugging my ears and teaching English. I am, however, continuing my blogs at this site: http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/blogs.html Saludos desde Chile... Jamie P.S. The photos are from a trip back to Wales in may 2008. [View Full Entry]

By Tishen
September 30th 2008

Before I go

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

Well time is ticking down and I leave in 3 days. The nerves are there but I know once I get to Santiago they will be exchanged with excitement. I am keeping this blog for myself to never forget all that I see and experience but also for my family and friends who care enough to check out this blog feel like they are there with me. This adventure has probably been in the works since I was a teenager. Little did I know I would actually have the courage and the ability to do it. I will do my best [View Full Entry]

By Livi
September 30th 2008

Riders On the Storm

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

13.9., sábado Antofagasta. .. San Pedro. "In der trockensten Wüste der Welt, der Atacama, liegt in einer kleinen Oase das Dorf San Pedro. Für Chile-Touristen ist San Pedro ein Höhepunkt ihrer Südamerikareise. Mondlandschaften, Salzseen, Geysire und Vulkane stillen das Bedürfnis nach ursprünglicher Natur. Das Dorf besteht aus einer einzigen schmalen Straße, einigen Nebengassen und einer schönen Plaza. Im Hintergrund leuchten die weißen Kuppen der Anden-Vulkane......" San Pedro war also unser Ziel. Und so um 9.40-früh im Morgengrauen..… denn ursprünglich ja geplant um 6h, [View Full Entry]

By spanishboy
September 30th 2008

Week 5

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

Travel Buddies
Here we are during our week long loop around Conce

Hola! This blog will be a bit shorter today since I am writing on the go. Today we went to the House of Pablo Neruda, in Isla negra *he had many houses9* The architecture there is something else. Everything is designed to look like a ship. We also went to Vina del Mar, and the beach. I am in Santiago right now awaiting a trip to the North. We are going to Valle de la Luna which is supposed to feel like you are on the moon. Classes in Conce have finally gotten rolling and I am learning a lot of [View Full Entry]

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