Lunch on the volcano

Volcanoes, hot springs and horse-riding

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April 1st 2006
"Don´t Cry for me Argentina..." On to our next country but as is typical with Latin America, our run of luck with the buses continued, as we were stalled on the highway by female protestors who refused to allow our bus to continue until sufficient annoyance and media coverage in terms of foreign photographs had been taken.. We prepared a packed lunch fit for kings for our 10 hour trip but 2 h ... 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