The Compact Resort of Valle Nevado

Powder, Powder, Powder!!

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June 29th 2007
It was a long shot, expecting snow in the second week of the Chilean ski season, but it happened, and it happened big style! We arrived in Valle Nevado one week after the season began to snow blizzards. It was so bad that we didn´t even make it onto the slopes the first day, having nearly been blown off our feet just stepping outside the hotel door. It was a disappointing start, but with eigh ... read more

South America » Chile

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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