Quintay

Our first few days on the road

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January 19th 2010
We headed out of Santiago, with our first destination being the Pacific coast, and our first campsite. We found a spectacular setting for our first camp, at a place called Las Gaviotas, perched high on the cliff, with the sound of the Pacific crashing on the rocks below us. With no-one else camping around us and magnificent views, it was the solitude we've been hoping for. And with the campsite ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso 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