Parque Santa Lucia

La Serena -> Antofagasta

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November 1st 2011
Lazy morning as there wasn’t much to do in La Serena. I walked to a lookout point in Parque Santa Lucia in the north part of town. La Serena isn’t much to look at but there is an army regimen there with an old tank and some canons on display. An army guy said something to me but I had no clue what he said. Thankfully smiling is a universal language and he smiled back. We boarded the Tucan ove ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » Antofagasta

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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