Fenicular

The Chilean Bit

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February 25th 2006
Hola We arrived in Santiago and took a bus straight to Valparasio on the coast.. and old pretty city, set in the mountains with lots of colourful houses. First things about Chile, its expensive, the food is all fast food and the people speak really, really fast. They are lucky to have the Andes and a long strip of coast. We spent a day in Viña del Mar, pretending to be posh. We ate food ... 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