Valparaiso

Wine, seafood and harrowing history

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October 28th 2012
Back in a bustling metropolis and having our political sensibilities rattled before getting slightly merry in a vinyard and being looked after by an American couple... In the early evening we arrived into Santiago after a rather pleasant bus journey from Concepcion. The bus pulled into the bus station...which doubled as a shopping complex; I have loved to have been in the room when ... 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