View of the harbour from our hotel

Today we arrived in Chile

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April 15th 2010
Geo: -33.0206, -71.5548Today we enjoyed a very nice flight from Buenos Aires to Santiago, Chile. While flying over the Andes we were lucky to get a wonderful view of Aconcagua Mountain which is the highest mountain in the Americas. We will be spending our first few nights on the coast in Valparaiso at a funky hotel with an amazing view of its harbour. ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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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