Puerto Octay

Into a Burning Ring of Fire

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February 20th 2009
After leaving the Futaleufu valley, we made our way back north, said goodbye to our beloved Bariloche, and crossed the frontera in a unique way into the Los Lagos section of Chile. This area is full of lush green valleys, in contrast to the dry plains of Argentina, and the area is full of sweet volcanoes! Turns out, in this middle area of the Andes, most of the big mountains are in Arg ... 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