Portrait a la Coebbie

Picture this

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November 10th 2012
We love Val Paraiso (Valpo). Thousands of brightly coloured houses are cramped all along the hillside overlooking the ocean. As you walk the street it's like walking through an art museum. Almost every house is a canvas for some abstract piece. Apparently artists come from all over to graffiti the houses. Regardless of whether you're in to art or not, you have to appreciate the effort that ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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