Viña del Mar beach side

Relaxing at the Chilean coast

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November 27th 2012
As we had left Bolivia earlier than planned, there was time for some more exploring around Santiago. So we planned a little trip to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. We decided to sleep, eat and relax in Viña del Mar, a popular somewhat upscale beach town, and visit Valparaiso, port town said to be Chile's cultural capital, on a day trip from there.<br style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; b ... read more

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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