South of Valparaiso on coast

Quintay and Casablanca Valley

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February 1st 2013
Hello again from somewhat cloudy Valparaiso.I am told it has not been a great summer here on the coast, with more cloudy days than they are used to.Perhaps another sign of the warming of the planet and the movement of the ocean currents that effect these coast lines so much. I asked Micheal the Pirate to take me out to some vineyards and see some of the country side outside of Valparaiso.Michae ... 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