A big, wet, steamy hole

One song nearly ruined Pucon for me....

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March 13th 2007
Upon arriving in Pucon late at night, I went to what I thought was my hostel and began dutifully unpacking all my things only to be told that I was in the wrong place. Then, after a brief moment of confusion, I was told that the place I was supposed to be was on the other side of town and I had best get a cab. The cab driver seemed at first to know where he was going, but as we passed through town ... read more

South America » Chile » Araucanía » Pucón

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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