Plaza de Armas Santiago

Santiago

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August 19th 2007
Although the bus journeys can be pretty tiring, they aren´t nearly as tough going as we thought they would be. So, with not having to take as many overnight rest stops as we thought we might, we arrived in Santiago well ahead of schedule - our flight out of here is booked for 1 September, and we can´t be bothered trying to change it. Still, that allows us plenty of time to experience a bit of ... 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