Me and the heads

The heads

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June 17th 2008
What can I say? It was worth blowing the budget for - am so glad that Luna, Rob and Pran persuaded me to go with them. It was much warmer than Santiago and more humid - great to be somewhere I could wear a t-shirt and shorts again. Hadn´t really been prepared for the cold in Chile or Bolivia - I don´t think I registered that it is early winter here so not that warm - oh well!! The island ... read more

South America » Chile » Easter Island » Hanga Roa

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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