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Lewis the Lion heads back into Argentina

Lewis the Lion was excited to be heading back to Argentina from Valparaïso. He was taking another rather cheap overnight bus ($13,000 Chilean pesos) to the city of Mendoza in North-West Argentina. They would have to take the spectacular journey … Continue reading

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Lewis gets arty in Valparaïso

One morning, Lewis the Lion packed up their things and once again headed for the Santiago metro: they were going to catch a coach to a pretty coastal town called Valparaïso. So,they met their other friend Helen at the coach … Continue reading

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Lewis visits Pablo Nerudo’s Houses

When Lewis the Lion was doing his walking tour of the city of Santiago, Franco, the tour guide, had told him about a special house which was worth visiting which belonged to the former Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Nerudo (1904 … Continue reading

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Lewis tastes some traditional Chilean food

One of the most exciting ways that Lewis the Lion got to taste some traditional Chilean food was one evening when his friends met up at Gallindo restaurant and played a variation of the game, pass the parcel! They decided … Continue reading

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Lewis rides a funicular up the San Cristóbal Hill

Lewis the Lion hurried along towards the imposing hill which overlooked Santiago: Cerro San Cristóbal. He wanted to get to the top so that he could see the sun setting over the city. Luckily there was a funicular from Pío … Continue reading

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Lewis has fishy fun in the Santiago fish market

One afternoon in Santiago, Lewis the Lion went with his friend Helen to meet his friends Helen and Mel for lunch. They were going to somewhere quite unique in Santiago; they were going to the Mercado Central near the River … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion does a walking tour of Santiago

Lewis the Lion was happy when he arrived at Hostal Bella 269 in Santiago as not only was it good to for Helen to put down her heavy rucksacks after the metro ride from the bus station, but it was … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion goes in search of a volcano!

When Lewis the Lion arrived in Pucón for the first time, the weather was rather overcast. In fact it was so cloudy that he couldn’t even see the snowy top of the volcano which he had come especially to see: … Continue reading

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Lewis and the Chilean Currency

As Lewis the Lion discovered when he first arrived in Chile, the Chilean currency – the Chilean Peso – seemed to operate in huge numbers. There just seemed to be so many zeroes! Here are some photos of Lewis with … Continue reading

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Chile (including Easter Island)

Country name: Chile Population: 17.3 million (UN, 2011) Capital: Santiago Area: 756,096 sq km (291,930 sq miles) Major language: Spanish (although there are several indigenous languages: Mapudungun, Quechua, Aymara and Rapa Nui) Major Religion: Christianity Currency: 1 Chilean peso = … Continue reading

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