the pass

Parque Nacional Laguna de Laja

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December 15th 2008
Horror. Despair. Waves of nausea. Real fear. Different from the three day bender fear that can be fixed with a gallon of water, an icy diet coke, serious sweating or the white flag of surrender return to bed. I stared again at the message. One terrible sentence fragment with an excessive amount of punctuation meant to convey, or perhaps engender, enthusiasm: “Plomo Next Week!!!!” El Plo ... read more

South America » Chile » Biobío » Laguna del Laja National Park

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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