Bec at top of Volcan Osorno

Peurto Varas (Peurto Montt) - the Lakes District, Chile

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February 12th 2006
Leaving Pichilemu My Brother, Patrick and his partner, Kim, made a huge effort to make it down to Pichilemu from Ecuador in about a week on buses (Patrick's feet had swollen from sitting on a bus for over 70 hours). It was great to catch up with both of them and we also got some pretty good surf in the week we had together. Pat and I had a very nice afternoon at Infiernillo to ourselves ... 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