Plaza de Armas

Santiago

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August 15th 2008
I and Dan Ruby arrived in Santiago this morning by plane, Pete and Cristina decided to the bus from San Pedro, 24hrs. Dan and I caught a cab to a hostel called Happy Hostel, I recommend this high end hostel,it is reasonably priced and has high speed internet, the staff is friendly. Dan and checked in then went out to check out the city. Santiago is a modern city with all the amenities. We took ... 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