Marmol Caves 1

Carretera Austral takes its Toll

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November 30th 2009
We are now in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. We have had a very eventful past few days and our first taste of inclement weather, even some rain!! The roads have just been incredible, with windy metal roads following the shoreline of the many lakes, with snow capped mountains in every direction. Zane had a momentary laps of concentration and narrowly missing a deep concrete culvert, th ... read more

South America » Chile » Aisén » Carretera Austral » Futaleufu

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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