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Dec 11, 2011

Holiday Travel Deals: Orbitz Offers 50% Discounts on South American Flights, and Colorado Holiday Ski Deals Open

Holiday Travel Deals: Orbitz Offers 50% Discounts on South American Flights, and Colorado Holiday Ski Deals Open
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Holiday travel deals are still ongoing as Orbitz offers a 50% discounts on South American Flights, as disclosed in its website this December, 2011.


Nov 22, 2011

Whale Fossils in Desert Discovered by Scientist of Smithsonian Institute (Video)

Whale Fossils in Desert Discovered by Scientist of Smithsonian Institute (Video)
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Whale fossils in desert of Chile Image: Paleontological Museum of Caldera, Atacama Whale fossils in desert with about 20 “perfectly intact skeletons” were found in the middle of the Atacama Desert in Chile by a team of scientists from the Smithsonian Institute. Careful retrieval of the fossils is now being handled by Chile’s Paleontological Museum [...]


Oct 11, 2011

World’s largest virus ‘Megavirus chilensis’ discovered in Chile

World’s largest virus ‘Megavirus chilensis’ discovered in Chile
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Megavirus Image Credit: arstechnica.com The so-called world’s largest virus named Megavirus chilensis was discovered by the scientists in seawater off the coast of Chile according to several international reports on Monday, October 11, 2011. Apparently, this virus was considered as the giant virus because its size was around 7% larger than of the Mimivirus, which [...]


Sep 29, 2011

Fried Egg Nebula: Yellow Hypergiant Star’s Best Image Captured (Photo)

Fried Egg Nebula: Yellow Hypergiant Star’s Best Image Captured (Photo)
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“Fried Egg Nebula“, one of the rarest classes of stars in our universe has been spotted and captured with the best image by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, according to Space.com report on September 28, 2011. The massive yellow hypergiant star was officially known as IRAS 17163-3907. [...]


Jun 13, 2011

Chile LAN Airlines cancels Argentina flights due to Puyehue volcano ash clouds

Chile LAN Airlines cancels Argentina flights due to Puyehue volcano ash clouds
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Chile’s LAN Airlines canceled all its flights to and from Buenos Aires in Argentina, which was due to the ash clouds created by the recent eruption of Puyehue volcano. LAN Airlines (file photo) Image Credit: Getty Images As posted at LAN.com on Monday, June 13, 2011 3 a.m. (Chile time), flights going to and leaving [...]


Jun 9, 2011

Puyehue Volcano Eruption South Of Santiago Darkened Skies As Far As Argentina (Video)

Puyehue Volcano Eruption South Of Santiago Darkened Skies As Far As Argentina (Video)
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Puyehue Volcano Cloud Of Ash Image Credit: Claudio Santana. AFP Photo SANTIAGO, Chile – Puyehue volcano spewed out huge plume of smoke and ash on Saturday and Sunday resulting to closure of some ski resorts near the area and cancellation of most air travel to and from the country. Reports said that stiff winds blew [...]


Jun 8, 2011

Eruption Photos Of Puyehue Volcano Located South Of Santiago Captured By Camera

Eruption Photos Of Puyehue Volcano Located South Of Santiago Captured By Camera
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SANTIAGO, Chile – Puyehue volcano ash and lightning photos was captured by camera which surfaced on Sunday following an event of Saturdays eruption of the volcano situated south of Santiago, Chile. The volcano spewed out huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky Saturday which prompted authorities to evacuate 3,500 people living nearby. It [...]


Jun 8, 2011

Puyehue Volcano Over 500 Miles South Of Santiago Cancels Flights From Two Buenos Aires Airports In Argentina

Puyehue Volcano Over 500 Miles South Of Santiago Cancels Flights From Two Buenos Aires Airports In Argentina
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Puyehue volcano situated over 500 miles south of Santiago, Chile which has been reported to have erupted on Saturday and Sunday grounded domestic and international flights on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, international news reported. Two Buenos Aires airports which were said to be the busiest in Argentina cancelled their flights on Tuesday due to volcanic [...]


Jun 7, 2011

Puyehue Volcano 540 Miles Of Santiago In The Caulle Cordon Chain Erupted Twice (Photos)

Puyehue Volcano 540 Miles Of Santiago In The Caulle Cordon Chain Erupted Twice (Photos)
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Puyehue volcano plume of ash, estimated six miles high and three mile wide is seen after a volcano erupted in thePuyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain Image Credit: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters Puyehue volcano 540 miles south of Santiago in Chile erupted on Saturday, June 4, 2011 that prompted officials to evacuate about 3,500 people nearby. The volcano spewed [...]


Jun 5, 2011

Chile: 4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Related to Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcanic Eruption?

Chile: 4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Related to Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcanic Eruption?
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According to the United States Geological Services (USGS,) June 4, 2011, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the region of Los Lagos, Chile at 17:54:09 UTC. Experts observed that eruption of volcanoes usually occur after earthquakes. USGS revealed the details of the earthquake as follows.