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Wet, Wet, Wet, Wet, Wet, Wet, Wet, Dry - Yippee !!!!!

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October 30th 2009
At last it's stopped raining and snowing !!!!! Esquel, Futaleufu, Bariloche and the first day on Chiloe were all washed or snowed out - I guess it comes with the territory and explains why it's so green. Chiloe is the island we were trying to get to when we had to turn back from Futaleufu, glad to say the road journey from Bariloche is easier and still includes a short ferry crossing. Chiloe remi ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Chiloé Island

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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