Cafe Color

Lifts, crime and beautiful views

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January 20th 2011
Day 4 We arrive in the coastal port of Valparaiso a huge bay with lots of brightly coloured houses piled on top of each other accessed via a network of funiculars (or as they say in Chile ascensors). After upgrading to a room with a bathroom we headed out to explore; Spanish lesson for the day Compartido Bathroom means shared! After taking our first ascensor, which literally transported ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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