Eric giving charango concert

Santiago - Some have grapeness thrust upon them

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May 18th 2011
Once again misunderstanding seems to dog my steps. My mentioning to our guide on a vineyard tour that I had once eaten a grape seems to have been mistranslated as 'I am the European champion vineyard horticulturalist on a tour of South American growing areas'. Chile, determined to steal a march on its neighbours immediately initiated television coverage of me judging the Santiago and Reg ... read more

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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