view from balcony

I've arrived. . . Finally!

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December 28th 2008
Well, I finally arrived! I left New York on 12/27 at 6:45 AM, flew to Bogota, Columbia where I had an 8 hour layover in a very tiny terminal - I was bored! Finally got into Santiago at 7AM on 12/28. On Sunday, I did unpacked and set up my apartment - luckily there wasn't much to do except hang up my clothes. I went to an Ikea-like store and bought a few things like nicer pillows and towels and ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

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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