Sealoins taking a chill in Valdivia, Chile

Lake district...Chile

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March 13th 2008
Only an overnight stop but still got a flavour for the quieter life in Chile. No backpackers to be seen so it´s hard not to be noticed especially by the local hombres......young & old. Like most Chilean towns there is always a plaza (square) that is like the centre-piece of the town. Didn´t get up to much here, wandered the town & the market. We stayed in a small hostel, us 2 being the only ... read more

South America » Chile » Biobío » Chillan

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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