Bella Vista - Santiago

Flying Through the Twiglet Zone to Santiago

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October 21st 2008
Day 571 (20.10.08) It's 2pm on the 20th October 2008 are we: a) Waiting in a queue in the post office in Auckland, NZ b) Sitting on a bus on the way to our hostel in Santiago, Chile c) Both of the above? Due to the wonders of the International Date Line the answer is c. After spending the morning finishing off little jobs in Auckland we caught the bus out to the airport and at 6.35pm to ... read more

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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