La Serena

Beaches, Pirates and Thoughts of Food

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January 7th 2009
La Serena is a very pleasant town on the coast It is the holiday centre for many Chilians and Argentinan's looking for a little warmth on the beach. As for most of chile going to the beach means taking a warm blanket with you and a wetsuit if you are seriously thinking of getting wet La Serena was a nice surprise. Although the water is no no means warm enough to tempt me the beches are long golden ... 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