Horseback Riding

Lake District

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March 1st 2007
I was again saying goodbye to my friends and heading even more south - to the Lake District, a lovely region sprinkled with lakes and volcanoes. This time I traveled alone. I took an overnight bus to Puerto Montt (14 hrs from Santiago), at the southernmost point of this region, and the same day transferred to Puerto Varas, a small touristy town sitting on the edge of the largest lake in Chile, sh ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas

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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