The fishing port of Antofagasta

June 7th 2007
After a long, overnight bus we finally arrived in Bolivian, oops I meant the Chilean city of Antofagasta at about 10AM. Antofagasta has been part of Chile since March 23, 1873 and how do I know this information, because Bolivia still commemorates this day every year with military parades on this day. Losing the city of Antofagasta and the region around it was a big blow to Bolivia because they lo ... 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

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Patrick Scott

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After working in Bolivia for six months, I decided that Latin America is where I should be at the moment. My original plans where to travel around the world for a year, but now I am focusing on South and Central America for the next year of my life. (En español) Después de trabajar en Bolivia por seis meses, decidé que latinoamerica es donde tengo que estar por el momento. Mis planes originales era viajar por el mundo para un año, pero ahora, me estoy enfocando en sudamerica y centroamerica para el próximo año de mi vida.... full info

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