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Union Solidarity

Even in Santiago, on our second day in the country, I successfully pick out the Union Protest. They were protesting and stopping the production of a road due to poor working conditions and bosses allegedly on the take. To prove their point, they strung a car up on a crane to prevent work from happening. :)
Renee and Pete's Honeymoon Adventure (RAPHA) - The Santiago Experience Pt1

July 9th 2015
After almost 20 hours of travel, including sitting on the tarmac in Cairns for an hour, and then running for 2 different planes in both Brisbane and then Auckland we finally arrived in Santiago on time. (BTW, in Auckland, when the information board says 'Final Call', this doesn't mean the final call. It means the final call before we start calling the important people onto the plane first....). Af ... read more
South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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