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In South America

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October 5th 2008
Hi all - Ian here. Fine flight over - LAN passed with flying colours. First surrise was the sight of the southern Andes as we hit the continent well south of Santiago, and had the good fortune to be on the right side of the plane. Magnificent, Rugged peaks and plenty of snow. Santiago seems to be a great place, and we had our first afternoon off, but Ted, our leader suggested we keep going ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

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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