The smoking volcano Villaricca, Pucon

Chile - Islands & Volcanoes

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March 14th 2011
CHILE: ISLANDS AND VOLCANOES This section of our journey covers our travels from the Island of Chiloe in the south, northwards to Pucon, Valparaiso and finally Easter Island - all of which are in Chile. We have called it Islands and Volcanoes of which we saw many! At the end of our last blog we were in Puerto Varas a small peaceful town, but just a one night stop on our way to the island ... 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