Valle Nevado

Skiing in the Andes.... a dream realised!

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August 23rd 2008
Got picked up early this morning in a people mover, after not getting our wake up call from reception... lucky for us, leigh had set the alarm. Also lucky for us that we had both been wide awake since 2 am with our jetlag. Plus, we had two separate occasions of people bounding into our room. Some geek came in about 4 am calling out "Phoebe? PHOEBE?!".. WRONG ROOM!!!! The joys of staying in ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Valle Nevado

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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