200 candles: Chileans celebrate country’s Bicentennial
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Chile is celebrating its Bicentennial, with several events that have been organized by the government for almost a decade. It commemorates two hundred years since the First Government Junta of 1810 was formed, starting the Independence process, that ended in 1818 after Bernardo O'Higgins proclaimed it.
The Bicentennial takes place on a holiday from September 17th...