Lake Crossing

Lake Crossing to Pt Varas

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October 25th 2012
We left Argentina for Chile by taking the lake crossing from Bariloche, Argentina to Pt Varas, Chili. It is a multiple boat and bus trip that takes about nine hours. It was an absolutely gorgeous trip with green and blue lakes surrounded by snow covered Andes mountains. What is amazing is this area is the same latitude as Barcelona but has environment similar to the Milford Sound in New Zealand or ... 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