Patagonia (region)
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Vancouver Link To Hadfield's Space Guitar
Argentina "Glacial water burping into the Atlantic in deep Southern Argentina." Pop! 'The Earth has problem skin; one popped, the other didn't." South America "Tonight's Finale: Nature inspires awe - cloud, ice and rock in southern South America." Mexico 5/20/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Conservation success in Patagonia
In one of the largest land donations in Argentine history, Doug and Kris Tompkins expandied Perito Moreno National Park by 37,500 acres, providing access to Patagonia’s second highest peak. “ONE DAY WE’LL JUST DISAPPEAR,” Kris Tompkins told me in 2011, “ 5/20/13 from Matador Network Read more »
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Chevron to the rescue of YPF's shale project
Chevron will invest $1.5 billion in Argentina's ambitious shale development despite skepticism over Argentine President Cristina Fernandez keeping promises. BUENOS AIRES, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. oil and gas major Chevron will invest $1.5 billion in Argentin from United Press International Read more »
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Chile Denies Plans to Export Glacier Water to the Middle East
Chile is a country of environmental extremes. The northern third of this narrow but extremely long nation contains rich copper mines and some of the driest deserts in the world. The sparsely populated southern tip of Chile, which is some 2,500 miles away from ABC News Read more »
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In Patagonia in Patagonia
While I was traveling in South America, a friend, a writer, heard I was heading down to Patagonia. At the end of an e-mail he broke into all caps: “DRINK LOTS OF WINE FUCK SHIT UP RIDE A HORSE AND READ SOME BRUCE CHATWIN.” Fortunately, my boyfriend and I from The Paris Review Read more »
