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"Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians (also known as Mapuches) inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Araucanian Indians were completely subjugated. A three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto Pinochet, who ruled until a freely elected president was installed in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, have contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and have helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation." Learn more...
2 times the size of Montana
Population: 16.5 million
Official language: Spanish
Capital: Santiago
Journal Posts


LIMPING INTO COIHAIQUE
Coihaique
Chile

DEAD IN MY TRACKS
Porvenir
Chile

SALT OF THE EARTH
San Pedro de Atacama
Chile

I'VE LOST MY BEARINGS
Santiago
Chile
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The following journal entries were posted from within, or are specifically about, CHILE. The list is in chronological order. To see all journal entries in the order that they were penned and posted, click Journal.
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If we don't change direction, we'll wind up where we're going. ­--Chinese Proverb