As Mary gains her hand, I lose part of my leg

Santiago - Day 4 - The Virgin Mary and views

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March 31st 2007
This was the only day that Santiago was sunny and just as well because you need a clear sunny day to view Santiago and its surroundings from the highest hill, X. We would have stayed for sunset but I had an ambitious plan for the rest of the evening, which did not realise (going to town to get some chocolate and to the exchange bureaux for Dessi to exchange some money)... All we did was get ready ... read more

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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