Santiago - river and Gran Torre

Santiago, Valparaiso & Viña del Mar

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April 28th 2013
My flight from Auckland to Santiago was the fourth of five journeys included in my round-the-world ticket, the only remaining item on the itinerary being my flight home from New York late this year. The prospect of exploring a couple of huge continents in the interim was exciting and made my experiences in South East Asia and New Zealand seem like short holidays in comparison. The flight involved ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region

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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