Colourful Houses

Helter Skelter in Boho Valpo

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June 26th 2006
Down the coast from La Serena and just a two-hour bus journey from Chile's capital, Santiago sits the port town of Valparaiso. Once one of the largest ports on the Western Americas coastline and the first port-of-call for boats coming round Cape Horn before the days of the Panama Canal, it still has much commercial shipping and is home to many naval vessels but its oceanic influence is much smalle ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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