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Classes, Birthdays and Rooftops

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August 24th 2013
It's been a long week, capped off with classes, and a lot of them, field trips, but also some birthdays and some fun. Needless to say, I'm pretty grateful it's Friday night. The week started off Saturday, with a trip to Via Grimaldi, a torture camp during the Pinochet era. Our tour guide was one of the survivors, who showed us around and told us some stories of his time there. Pedro ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Ñuñoa

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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