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I stopped by the lakeside town of Puerto Varas. It's a small to midsize town surrounded by hill country and a few volcanos.
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I'm not much of a shopper, but the town happened to have stores by some of my favorite brands. The North Face... Salomon...
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And Orvis.
I did not buy anything from TNF or Salomon, but I could not resist picking up a new fly reel from Orvis. This is Southern Chile and I'd soon be traveling to Patagonia. Some world class trout fishing is available in the rivers in the area. I could not pass up the opportunity. I have not bought many souvenirs on this trip, so I thought that a nice reel would be an excellent souvenir, especially if I wound up catching a memorable fish.
A simple but bare necessity.
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I met a fellow traveler named Eva from Germany and we decided to check out some of the sites.
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We made a side trip a town on the other side of the lake called Fruitillar. It's a town that was established by German settlers and it was easy to see the influence in the architecture and food.
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We visited the Museo Colonial Aleman (German Colonial Museam).
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There were some buildings that demonstrated how the German settlers lived during the colonization of the area.
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A dining room.
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A blacksmith shop and stable.
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Ahh... fresh spring water.
I learned a new German word...kuchen (cake). I found a bakery that had a raspberry meringue kuchen. I ordered it...ate it... and it was gut (good).
Location:Puerto Varas, Chile
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