Street art in Valparaiso

Santiago Northward (Santiago to La Serena)

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April 25th 2011
After leaving Santiago i cycled the 120km to Valparaiso and got to the Hostel quite late to meet up with Jake. I cycled part of the way with a Chilian guy who was cycling to Vina del Mar, a few kilometers from Valparaiso, who was telling me about the city. Valparaiso is built into the hillside so has really steep streets with old buildings dotted everywhere. There's also loads of street art ev ... 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