My paragliding view

From High Flying to River Rafting. Over the Andes... again and again

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January 17th 2010
Hola amigos! Well, after barely getting a ticket to Mendoza, and then showing up to find out all the hostels were full... I realized just how “not” fun it is to travel during the high season. While I know it is cold and snowy back home, the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season has kicked off summer for South America... and Argentines and Chileans travel. They book up the buses, the hoste ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region

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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