sitting round the fire

aftershocks

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March 30th 2010
Aftershocks; replicas. This afternoon, 5.8. Ho hum. They keep coming. Noticeable, but barely. Not likely to jiggle any crumbling edifice down on your head at least. After hundreds, they don´t even elicit much comment anymore, especially since most people are hallucinating them fairly often - psychological replicas. They are stronger, easier to see, usually commented on. Clearly, first was ... read more

South America » Chile » Aisén

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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