Just entered Chile

Chile

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October 31st 2008
CHILE Chile was not even one of our intended destinations at first. The original plan was to travel back to Lima to get our Brazilian visa, then fly up north to take the river boat across the Amazon, and go down the coast of Brazil. We weren't looking forward to all those bus rides back to Lima, so we compared / contrasted the idea of Argentina vs. Brazil first. We factored in cost ... read more

South America » Chile

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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