Valparaiso

Chile not so cold.

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October 16th 2008
Chile is one of the most developed countries within South America (I can say that now for sure after visiting some of the others). I arrived in Santiago and didn’t really have any plans about what and when I wanted to see things. The flight from Auckland to here really knocked me out and it also effected some of the other people I spoke to. Major jet lag set in. I was lucky to meet up with t ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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