With Alex and her Chile T-Shirt

Independence Day

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September 17th 2012
Us Chileans, wherever we are and whatever we're doing, will always celebrate our Independence Day (or at least try to), even if we just have a small get-together with friends, to commemorate the 18th of September of 1810 when Chile declared its independence from the Spanish crown (while the Spanish king Ferdinand VII was captive of the French). This is the day in which the process of our indep ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more