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La serena (24.11.12-25.11.12)

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December 2nd 2012
Most of the next day was spent on the bus to La Serena. As we mentioned before the buses in chile are lovely and comfortable, and although it was an 8 hour journey, it was not too traumatic! A far cry from our early morning experience on the local buses where we nearly got thrown through the doors with our backpacks on, trying to walk up the bus as the driver threw it round the corners! The only p ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena

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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