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Post-earthquake shenanigans

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March 16th 2010
So, nothing really exciting has happened since my return to Santiago after the earthquake. Except, you know, another earthquake... No joke, there was another earthquake in Libertador O'Higgins, Chile (90 miles SW of Santiago) last Thursday that was measured at 6.9...I only say that because it was like a 6.5 in Santiago and I was actually in the city this time, on the third floor of one of the c ... 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