Hairy Spider

The Old Trees

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January 3rd 2008
Today I went to Cañi nature reserve, a private reservation which protects some old Araucaria trees (also called monkey puzzle trees - when you see the pictures you´ll understand why). I met a nice group of people, and we had a nice hike uphill, to where we saw great view of the volcanoes around us. On the way we saw some animals, some cool trees, and had a good time. I´m going to climb volcan V ... read more

South America » Chile » Araucanía » Pucón

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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