Palace

Santiago

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February 26th 2013
Due to the lack of trains the transport options from La Serena to Santiago are either an 8/9 hour bus ride or a 1 hour flight. Given the price wasn't a huge amount more for the plane I decided to fly and grab an extra night in La Serena, however this proved a completely false economy after my trusty steed from the Calama to Copiapo leg (Sky Air) let me down. 4 hours of delays for a 1 hour flig ... 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