Riñihue

New Beginnings

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October 11th 2014
It's been over 2 months since I last wrote here and that is inexcusable! So I'll try to include as much of a recap/overview of that period as I can without writing a novel. When I last posted I had just returned from winter vacation in the US and was readjusting to life here in Santiago, but I was thrilled to be back. And I am still thrilled and excited to be here. So excited, in fact, that I am p ... 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