Plaza de Armas - Santiago

Santiago and Pucon

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May 6th 2009
I’ve nipped away from Peru for 11 days while waiting for my tour to start from Lima. I flew down to Santiago in Chile looking for a change of scenery and excited to tick off an unexpected country. When I packed for my little break I decided just to take a small rucksack and leave the large cumbersome one in Lima. I took all the essentials; sandals, shorts and t-shirts along with toiletries an ... read more

South America » Chile

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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