View from The Fort - Vista del fuerte

Coquimbo Day Trip - Paseo a Coquimbo

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January 17th 2009
Today we went for a small day trip to La Serena's neighbouring town Coquimbo. We went to go visit the local fort which the Chileans used to use to fight of attempted invasions, although as Coquimbo was invaded by the Spanish and British pirates in the past, they obviously don't have a 100% success rate. British pirates included Bartholomew Shape (REALLY evil) and Sir Frances Drake (known in Chile ... 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