Perez Cruz - what a beautiful view!

Day 1 - Maipo Valley Wine Tour

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February 12th 2011
We awoke to a beautiful, sunshine-filled morning in Santiago, Chile. I must say, I was very impressed with this city thus far. Well, the Los Condes area anyway! Very clean and lots of greenery (trees, shrubs, flowers) lining the streets! Sean and I both said that we felt like we could live in this part of Santiago -- if only we spoke Spanish!! Sean was kind enough to run out to the local S ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region

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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