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April 6, 2006
Chiquicamata Open Cut Mine
Our visit to the Chiquicamata mine, the worlds largest open cut mine, was a little confused. We arrived late for the tour according to the faithful guide book for travellers, The Lonely Planet. It was the latest book for this area of the…
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January 10, 2006
The 24hr Barcaza Journey
The journey was not too far, but by boat it would take me 24hrs to arrive at the destination port. From there I had a further 6 hours on a bus to get to my next destination of Puerto Montt. As I was fast discovering, travel in the southern…
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January 9, 2006
The Magic of Puerto Cisnes
A smallish fishing village situated in a protected cove of the Chilean archipelago and shadowed by a large mountain behind, Puerto Cisnes has a relaxed and casual ambience about it. The pebbly beach and scattered fishing boats in various…
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January 8, 2006
Coyhaique to Puerto Cisnes
On arriving in Coyhaique, I was expecting to catch a bus straight onward to Puerto Cisnes. Unfortunately my bus was late and I missed the connection. Unbeknownst to me there was another bus that I may have been able to catch too, but after…
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January 1, 2006
Is There A Seat Available Sir? (Heading for Chile)
The bus from Puerto Madryn was late. One hour late in fact. By the time we arrived in Comodoro Rivadavia, it was already well past midnight. It was from here that I would be taking my next bus over to Chile. After a wander around town to…
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October 6, 2005
Friendship for Miles
During my travels with Chris over the Christmas 2004-2005 break we ran into Andy, a young guy that had headed out to Ecuador to teach English for a year. It was a break between things back home in the States, and we met him in Pucon, Chile…
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January 10, 2005
Adventure Travels
During our holiday break over the 2004-2005 new year, Chris and I took off in search of Adventure. This is what we found…
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January 2, 2005
Climbing the Active Pucón Volcano
Upon arriving in Pucón, Chile, a small town near the base of the Andes Mountain range, famous mainly for its active volcano that lights up the night sky. This is a tourist destination because you are allowed to climb the volcano and look…
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December 29, 2004
Travelling Through Chile
After getting to Mendoza, we crossed over the Andes through one of the most amazing passes with incredible switchbacks down a steep drop until reaching Santiago, the capital of Chile . This is a dry city, but interesting to explore.
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December 8, 2004
Climbing Volcanoes
Well today, after waiting through three days of cloud and rain, I climbed a volcano. Not just any volcano either. It is said to be the most active volcano in all of the Americas. Judging by the toxic lava exploding out of the mouth of it…
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