The Milodón- the Giant Sloths in South America
Milodón is the Spanish word for an unusual extinct animal by today’s standards- the giant sloth. Giant sloths were once
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Semana de la Chilenidad or Independence Day in Chile
It was more than nine months after living in Chile when we learned about La Semana de la Chilenidad. At
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El Tatio Geysers, Chile- an excerpt from “Hot Springs of the Andes”
The Tatio geyser field is generally considered the third largest in the world, and the largest field of geysers in
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#Mining #Exploration #Geology
This post is a listing of observations, sayings, rules of thumb, beliefs, value statements, and even stereotypes that all integrate
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Antofagasta Port City-Chile
ANTOFAGASTA The name of the mine-related shipping port along the coast of the Atacama Desert in Chile is strange, but
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On the preservation and nature of paleo-surfaces and their associated deposits along the Pacific Flank of the Peruvian Andes
The westward-tilted erosion surfaces along the Pacific slope have a significantly greater amount of preserved volcanic deposits to the south
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COMPLETION OF 2018 AND THE COMING YEAR OF 2019 WITH “SOUTH AMERICA TO THE WORLD”
The closing of 2018 completes our second full year of blogging about South America. We are placing the map of
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Cola de Mono a Chilean Christmas Cocktail
Improved Chilean Cola de Mono Christmas Cocktail We couldn’t let this one pass, a traditional Chilean holiday drink for Christmas.
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PLAZAS DE ARMAS IN SOUTH AMERICA
Las Plazas de Armas or the town squares are the heart of South American cities. The seat of government, a
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