View of Santiago

Chillin in Chile

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December 17th 2007
So we left Mendoza, Argentina and headed up the Andes to cross the border into Chile. The Fronteira at Los Libertadores was high up in the Andes. High enough that their was still a fair bit of snow around, I was reluctant to go and play in the snow however for many reasons. 1 I thought I might get shot, and two I didn´t want them to refuse me entry. Like all good borders they had doggies that sni ... 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