Chiloe

Gone south for the winter

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January 23rd 2007
¡Hola! Over the weekend of January 18th through 21st, we traveled to southern Chile for 4 days! After taking a test in my literature class on that Thursday, we went back to the airport (it seems like I´ve been to the airport in Santiago more than the one in Charlotte!) and took a flight down south to Puerto Montt. From there, we took a bus to Puerto Varas, where we spent the next 4 days. Th ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas

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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