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Bienvenido a Chile...RIP Phone

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November 8th 2012
Finally last night the hostel turned on the AC which meant that Abby and I had finally reached the oasis we've been waiting for. The cold air was not enough to keep the mosquitos away, at some point between the horseride and hostel sleeping I ended up with over 20 bug bites on just one arm. We eventually woke up and made our way to the train station to enter our final country of our trip, C ... 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