The Streets of Valparaiso

Booze and Buses!

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March 31st 2009
We´ve covered quite a bit of ground in the last week and yesterday arrived in La Serena on the Chilean coast. First we should mention a little stop we did in Mendoza. The journey from Buenos Aires was the flashiest yet, fully reclining seats, free Newspaper (not that we could read it!) and a Tia Maria before lights out...should give you a fair idea....... Mendoza is Argentina´s wine capital and ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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