Chilean sunsets

Chilling in Chile

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December 11th 2008
As I´ve been sunning myself on the Chilean coast for the past week in preparation for a cold and hopefully white Christmas in Patagonia, I must say I am pretty impressed with Chile so far. It´s first world compared to Peru and Bolivia - and it´s so easy to get around. The underground in Santiago is reliable and clean and the beaches of the north are awesome. I have spent 5 days in a desert t ... read more

South America » Chile » Tarapacá » Iquique

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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