views from the top, sadly a lot of the Andes were shrouded in cloud, we will go back later in the week if we get time!

Santiago - cafes and football

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June 7th 2011
Here we are in another South American Capital city! We arrived on Saturday which was Gordon's birthday so we celebrated with a few beers at lunchtime, then a bottle of Chilean merlot in the evening....when in Santiago.... We are in an apartment which has been relative luxury - wardrobes and everything!!! I was unpacked and in the laundry within half an hour of arriving at the flat!! No ... 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