A Vivid Sunset Santiago

A Taste of Chile and France

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June 16th 2007
Still a little jet-lagged, so late start and a rather interesting breakfast, the juice tasted a bit like washing up liquid and the food slightly bizarre! Decided to go shopping for some cheap clothes, as warned by the tour guide that the weather was likely to get very cold over the course of the next two weeks, particularly around the Altiplano! Clothes were very reasonable, then we visited t ... 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