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The day finally arrives!

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April 16th 2009
After what seems in some ways to have been years and in others, no time at all, waiting for the day to come, Tuesday 14th April 2009 finally arrived and we are on our way to Manchester airport with bellies full of our last supper (pepporoni pizza of course). Flight one of three is to London, and it seems no sooner have we taken off we are landing at Heathrow. Long stopover infinitely improved by ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region

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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