Valparaiso

North to Santiago

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April 29th 2006
It was time to get out of Bariloche and continue heading north, so I hired a car along with seven Dutchies (Auke, Leineke and 5 others that were at the hostel) to explore the Lake District in Chile and to head up to Pucon for volcano climbing!! Well the weather turned to shite the day before we hired the car and it continued for a few days after, so while we were driving around these amazing lakes ... 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