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Viva Valparaiso

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October 11th 2007
Did an overnight to Valparaiso to see what all the fuss is about, UNESCO world heritage site etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valparaiso Spent some hours wandering the streets. Getting there was easy enough with a record time set for how long to find and board a bus (1 minute). Record broken again on the way back since a bus for Santiago was directly through the entrance our taxi dropped us at a ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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