The Bay of Islands

From Chilly to Chile!

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June 5th 2006
Hello all! Unfortunately the weather was pretty grotty for the last week in New Zealand , so when we arrived in Taupo from Wellington we weren´t able to do the Tongariro crossing which was a real shame as we had been looking forward to that most out of all our expeditions in the North Island - oh well that´s just the way the cookie crumbles I suppose. We arrived in Rotorua, or ´rottenrua ´as ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas

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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