Cityscapes, mountain peaks,

Santiago, Chile

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October 26th 2006
Kriss: Santiago smells of exhaust gases and vanilla! The first is due to the population of 4+ million and the numerous cars/buses to take this lot around the town. The second one is mostly produced by the Crazy4Nuts or Nuts4Nuts trolleys on every street-corner... 😊 It has been nice to be in a big town again - to feel the pulse of life around us, people being busy or having fun. Chileans ar ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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