Punta Arenas

Chile and Argentina part 1

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March 28th 2018
OMG - it is true! Very little English is spoken in Chile ( so far anyway). I don’t think my 6 weeks of Spanish lessons is going to get us very far but we have learnt the words for tripe and liver so hopefully we won’t eat anything too gross. Santiago, the capital city of Chile is not known as a tourist destination and for us it was a “get rested” spot after the long trip from Ladysmith an ... read more

South America » Chile

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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