Pisco Sours

Santiago Friday Evening and Saturday

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April 11th 2015
Driving into the city from the bucolic countryside on a Friday afternoon during rush hour reminded me that this vacation was designed to encompass a lot of different experiences. This experience, a nasty rush hour with buses "blocking the box," horns honking, motor scooters driving between stopped cars and pedestrians crossing in the middle of the street, was not at all different from any big city ... read more

South America » Chile

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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