Hail storms on a windy day

Wild, wet and windy in Patagonia!

---

March 16th 2007
We set off the following morning really early to try to beat the wind. Unfortunately, the wind was not the only menace on this particular morning. About 10km out of town we were just waking up whilst climbing a big hill when we noticed that the sky had changed colour very quickly and was now very dark, with a thick layer of low black cloud as far as we could see in the direction we were going. We ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas

---

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