Ascending the Cerro in the funicular

Valparaíso in 30 minutes

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December 3rd 2006
On our way back from Easter Island we had an afternoon to kill in and around Santiago. Having visited the city on our first stopover we decided to try a quick trip to Valparaíso. The bus journey took a little longer than we had been led to believe, however, and in our rush to discover our destination once we had arrived we forgot our bag in the vehicle. Chasing after the bus to its depot further ... read more

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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