Large cactus!

Chile

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July 4th 2008
Hola! Well we finally arrived in Chile nearly a day late after our flight got cancelled when the plane got struck by lightning! We were all sent back into the city on coaches and booked into a very posh hotel called Rendevous where luxury rooms awaited and a 3 course meal - excellent!! We soon found out that wake up calls were at 5.15am and we were leaving the hotel at 6am the next morning so w ... 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