Maipo River

Wines of Argentina and Chile - Santiago, 2013 Monday March 25

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March 25th 2013
I’m sitting in the departure lounge with half-a-dozen people from our tour – an unusual experience for me as I usually travel on my own. Road Scholar booked a bunch of us on the same flight to Dallas (overnight), whence we go our separate ways. The airport is completely modern with shops selling at extraordinarily high prices. A bar of chocolate I bought in the grocery store for 790 pesos here ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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