pit stop

Chile

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January 26th 2012
We heard mixed reviews on Chile and were almost convinced to skip this country on our tour of South America. Boy, are we glad we made it here! Two lovely Israeli girls convinced us to join in on renting a car with them from Bariloche to Pucon, which in turn allowed us to somehow skip the $100 visa fee. I hope this doesn´t cause any trouble when we pass back into Argentina tomorrow, but we have th ... 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