Valparaiso

Riots in Chile

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June 3rd 2006
Well Chile was a bit short lived really. We came over the border from Argentina by the skihn of our teeth as the day before it had been closed with snow... it is at over 10,000 feet high though. We started off in Santiago, where we met an american guy, Zach in our hostel. There was not too much to see really in Santiago, as the pictures I have will testify (but they will have to come later). ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

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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