Sam and the City

Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Isla Negra, and Reñaca

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January 18th 2010
Sam and I spent most of our first day in Valparaíso trying to figure out our plans for Brazil - where we would visit and sleep- which was made infinitely more complicated because it will be Carnaval while we're there, and the hostels almost all require you to book the full week of Carnaval at a sky-high rate. Since we wanted to visit more than just Rio, we looked into hotels instead. At $500+ p ... 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