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Street Art and Cafe Culture in Valparaiso

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January 2nd 2010
Valaparaiso, a colourful and bohemian artistic enclave on the pacific coast 2 hours from Santiago. Street art is everywhere and as we arrived at Casa Verde Limon, our hostel close to Cerro Concepcion, a street artist could be seen through the window finishing up his latest piece. The city though was suffering a bit of a hangover from New Years and looked a bit scruffy. Certainly in the sea front a ... 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