Backpacking

Santiago

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January 15th 2010
On my way from Cusco to Santiago, I had a stopover in Lima, where I saw once again with incredulity that the Lima airport has not one, but at least two Dunkin' Donuts shops. How the chain has managed to find its way to South America but not to the US West Coast, I have no idea. Sitting in Lima airport, I realized I had no idea where I would be staying upon arrival in Santiago, and I hadn't been ... 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