Santiago Cathedral

Chile experience

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January 25th 2006
As we dropped down a mere 2000m from the altoplano to the small village of San Pedro de Attacama, one of the first things I noted was that the cars and trucks slowly climbing the hill in the opposite direction all appeared to be shiny and new. A bit of a change to their Bolivian and Peruvian counterparts just a few kilometers away. When we reached the border control, the door of our aircondit ... read more

South America » Chile

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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