A new hat

Villarrica town

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February 19th 2008
Headed to the "near" south. Wonderful drive down the Pan-American highway accompanied most of the time by the towering Andes. Very little traffic. So far we have had no rain. The area we are headed for is called the "Lake District" and specifically to an area around Lake Villarrica and the live volcano also called Villarirca that we intend to climb! It doesn't look far on the map but was an 11 ... read more

South America » Chile » Araucanía » Villarrica Volcano

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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