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Academia Diplomatica de Chile

First Impressions of Santiago

January 26th 2015
I then set out to explore the main historic centre and take some photos of the architecture. I found my way to the central bank via the subway and exchanged my US dollars for Chilean pesos. The Chilean people apparently are nicknamed 'the Swiss of South America'. They are supposedly efficient people with a reputation for being shy, introverted and for being security conscious. I noticed that today ... read more
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Chilean Flag 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
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