Elisabet with her son Marco

My Last Day in Chile

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June 30th 2012
Well, the time has come to say goodbye. The feelings are so conflicting. I’m happy to go home and see all my loved ones that I’ve missed but I’m also sad to leave all the loved ones that I now have here in Chile. Since coming back from Argentina, and spending my last week here, I’ve looked at my calendar every day with both excited anticipation and looming dread. I’ve made so many wonde ... 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