Santiago Post Office and Museum

Santiago and an itchy me.....

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June 10th 2009
On leaving Bariloche the bus made a bee line for the Andes as we had to cross over them in order to get to Chile. Thankfully the border crossing went smoothly and in order to get stamped into Chile the bus driver collected all passports and national id and the conductor duly disappeared whilst the bus proceeded to move off. Sharon and I did have minor concerns although my theory was that the who ... read more

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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