Kirken i Arica

El Morro

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August 15th 2008
Dag 63. Idag er det helligdag, feiring av Jomfru Marias dodsdag. Vi saa semifinalen i tennis (OL) etter frokost, mellom chilenske F.Gonzales og amerikanske Davis. Chileneren vant - til stor glede for de paa hostellet (og oss). Paa formiddagen gikk vi til sentrum og opp paa “fjellet” El Morro. Det var der det siste slaget i “stillehavskrigen”, The War of Pacific, i 1880 var. Den ch ... read more

South America » Chile » Arica & Parinacota » Arica

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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