Palacio de la Moneda

Chile's presidential office that was originally the official mint, this its name "the palace of the coin". Also the scene of one of the most dramatic episodes in Chile's history, where President Salvador Allende died.

Chi-Chi-Chi! Le-Le-Le! Viva Chile!

November 12th 2015
The ride from Mendoza to Santiago was spectacular if a bit uncomfortable. My journey through wine country towards the snow-capped Andes was accompanied by a rumbling stomach as a result of the previous day’s 12-hour bender through said wine country. Once in the mountains, the landscape was rather barren and rocky and I have ... 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

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