glacier and moraine

glaciers n africa

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February 5th 2010
The private Parque Andino Juncal is tucked into a valley just off the serpentine highway that crawls over the Andes to Mendoza Argentina. Arriving at the park guards hut, there are papers to sign, discussions about resident cards and entrance fees. Then we gather our stuff. Complicating things is that our stuff includes Mino the Mountain Dog. The plan is straightforward enough. I run distract ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region

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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