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Earthquake in Santiago

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February 28th 2010
So we arrived in Santiago at 8.30 in the evening and made our way to the hostel where we met the rest of the people in our dorm. We were pretty starving by now and headed out for dinner and organised to meet Matius who we travelled with in Brazil. After dinner the three of us headed into town and had a few drinks but we were falling asleep so headed back to the hostel and retired to our beds arou ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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