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Chile - Time travellers

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February 19th 2016
We were pleased to be able to get to Auckland Airport early as we'd not been able to do an on-line check in for this flight. It was part of our Round The World air ticket and we had mysteriously lost access to that part of the Qantas menu to confirm them. No matter - we were at the airport to allow us plenty of time to check in the 'old-fashioned' way, which suited us just fine. However, despite b ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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