Hillside homes

Crazy Valparaiso

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November 2nd 2011
The unrepentant city of Valparaiso, in its full torn regalia, chewed up and spat us out in two days. This is Pablo Neruda's "crazy" city: ODA A VALPARAÍSO VALPARAÍSO, qué disparate eres, qué loco, puerto loco, qué cabeza con cerros, desgreñada, no acabas de peinarte, Arrived 2 pm at the main bus terminal on Pedro Montt after a pleasant two-hour ride from Santiago. T ... read more

South America » Chile

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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