Houses of Valparaíso

Celebrating Chile's New President, Michelle Bachelet

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March 12th 2006
Long entry… but exciting weekend with the inauguration… so here goes! Valparaíso Second weekend here, and Chile inaugurated it’s first woman president. What lucky timing we have! On Friday, despite some slight wavering because we had been told by several of our reputable sources that we wouldn’t be able to see anything special, 5 friends and I caught a bus to Valparaíso (Valpo) for 2, ... 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