Santiago

Storming Santiago

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July 20th 2006
"This is not Pucon," Flaco said, looking up from his beer in an empty bar on a rainy night in a vacant town. Flaco is a Chilean who has made his home in the world--living here and then there and now in Pucon. He owns an outdoors clothing shop and guides tourists up the Volcon Villarica when the weather is better. He earned his nickname with his height. The bar was tended by a visiting owner ... 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