Lago Villarrica

Volcano Villarica

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March 25th 2006
I climbed a volcano! First I must say it´s amazing how much you can get out of a 3 day weekend! On Thursday night, Laura, Paco and I got on a bus to Pucon, 10 hours or so south of Santiago, our only plans being to climb this volcano, Volcan Villarica. Kelsey, Jack, Thomas and Manu were leaving at the same time too, and while we were confident that our bus would win the race down, they be ... 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