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Día del Profe

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October 15th 2010
Because of all the hard work teachers invest in students in Chile, Teacher's Day is nationally celebrated as a holiday. Students come to school for a half day filled with celebrations and food. I've never eaten so much junk food in Chile in one day! After the feast, the kids prepared some musical numbers for our enjoyment. For our afternoon off, the elementary school teachers and I had an "asa ... read more

South America » Chile » Aisén » Coyhaique

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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