La piscina

Living and Working in Santiago

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January 28th 2012
Part of the plan in coming to Santiago was to work. I needed to work in order to supplement our money and extend our stay as long as possible. Santiago seemed to be a great place to do that - a thriving economy, OECD status, a demand for qualified native English speaking teachers all of which I assumed would give the best chance of financing our adventures such as they are. hmmmm, not quite. Al ... 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