A view from the top

Up and down a volcano

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December 20th 2007
Just a quickie. Because the tryes I ordered from UK are sitting in Customs in Buenos Aires and don´t seem to want to move and because I was knackered, I´ve stayed a couple of extra days here in Villarrica and traipsed up and down the volcano today. The volcano´s pretty impressive and smokes and everything, but it´s nothing compared to sliding back down it on my bum in the snow. No photos of t ... read more

South America » Chile » Araucanía

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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