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How To Miss a 4.9 Earthquake in your Ocean

January 30th 2011
Geo: -30.0715, -70.4677We're told they ran screaming from the beach, scared of tsunamis. They said it was scary in the city too, but worse by the ocean as it was centered only a few miles off shore.But we were miles away.After three weeks in La Serena we were ready to bust outta town so we hopped a bus to the much touted Elqui valley east of here and totally missed the earthquake. Dang i ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » Pisco Elqui

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

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Karen Lemcke

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TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: bobnkaren Joined: October 21st, 2009From: lives in Kalispell,Montana,United StatesFavorite Movie: Power of One, Mama Mia, My Cousin VinnyFavorite Music: light classical, oldiesHobbies: travel, people, golf, fly fishing, scrapbooking, sewing, quiltingLanguages: English, some spanishBucket List: Still deciding...Profession: retiredAmazing Event: Standing on the viewing platform at Iguazu Falls, watching that crashing water barrelling over the edge literally at our feet--spray's everywhere.Description: fun, adventu... full info

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