Viña del Mar........we WILL sit on the beach, even if it is raining......

Valparaiso (beach time) and Santiago (full of dodgy cocktails......)

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April 10th 2008
Our overnight bus to Valparaiso wasn't really - we arrived at 4.15 am and sat very cold and forlorn looking on the side of the road nursing a hot chocolate (yes, bizarrely at that time of the morning the only thing open was a little one-man stall selling hot chocolate - a niche market perhaps???) until 6am when the bus station opened, and we could sit in there looking slightly less like tramps. ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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