Chile

Seafood, Lakes, Volcanoes and Penguins...not evil ones like in Batman, but really cute fluffy ones.

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October 13th 2012
In this adventure we cross a border, befriend German Psychologists and eat our own weight it tasty, tasty seafood. Another stamp in the passport; Chile. Eleanor admired the detail on the stamp and the fact that it has both blue and red ink; very stylish. It took a while to get here as our proposed route across the Andes was Esquel to Chaiten and then the ferry to the island of Chilo ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas

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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