Chile & Easter Island - History, Culture & the Outdoors (Chapter)
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Chile & Easter Island - History, Culture & the Outdoors (Chapter)
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8th Edition
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February 2009
46 pp
This chapter contains the History, The Culture, Food & Drink, Environment, and Outdoors chapters from Lonely Planet's Chile & Easter Island guidebook
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Read up on Chile's ancient mummies and hallucinogen-habits, or organise your itinerary of heliskiing, kite-surfing, and volcano-biking. This chapter illuminates the full spectrum from people and food, to action-sports and landscapes.
- the great Chile-Peru debate: Who did grow potatoes first?
- Chilean culture: all the dos, don'ts and definitely Dos
- hear it on the grapevine, with our low-down on great Chilean wines
- outdoor ideas - from responsible trekking to 'irresponsible' action-sports
Coverage includes: Beginnings, Early Cultures, Invasion, Colonial Chile, Revolution, The Early Republic, Expansion & Mineral Wealth, Civil War, 20th Century, Land Reform, Christian Democratic Period, Allende's Rise to Power, Rightist Backlash, Military Dictatorship, Return to Democracy, The Pinochet Saga, The Rise of the Left, Brave New World, Resetting the Compass, Women in Chile, Arts, Staples & Specialties, Eating With Kids, Protected Areas, Environmental Issues, Hiking & Trekking, Mountaineering & Climbing, Cycling & Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding, Rafting & Kayaking, Surfing & Kitesurfing, Canyoning & Canopying, Paragliding & Landsailing, Sand-Boarding, Fly Fishing.
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