Plaza de Armas

Scammed in smoggy Santiago

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November 5th 2008
First stop on our South American trip was the city of Santiago. Unfortunately there is no sign of our Turismo Cocha pick up at the airport and we are swarmed upon by millions of men, sounding like a flock of seagulls chanting ‘cheap, cheap, taxi!’ After numerous attempts to call Turismo Cocha we realise it is useless as we can’t get onto an English operator. We eventually went with a man wh ... 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