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Outside June 2010 Patrick Symmes |
Dams in Chilean Patagonia A set of new dams is now slated to choke off Chile's biggest river, the Baker, here in the deep south. In the frozen daybreak, we were headed into a remote valley in search of a one-eyed cowboy with a little of the future in his hands.  |
Outside November 2005 Elizabeth Hightower |
Magnetic South Patagonia's wild peaks and blue glaciers have long been the ultimate lost frontier. Now an American gone gaucho is carving out an incredible new trekking kingdom in Chile's vast, unspoiled Aysen region, and adventure's South American dreamscape just got a whole lot bigger.  |
Outside April 2007 Patrick Symmes |
Leaping Tiger, Drowning River The world's greatest Communist supereconomy needs all the power it can get. With dams rising up all around, the author joins a team of Chinese and American rafters as they outrun the concrete on a wild descent of the Yangtze.  |
Outside October 2008 Patrick Symmes |
The Cabin of My Dreams Ever fantasized about building a restful escape, with your bare hands, in some untrammeled back of beyond and it all coming together just as you'd planned? Moron.  |
Smithsonian November 2006 Jonathan Kandell |
Chile's Driving Force Once imprisoned by Pinochet, the new Socialist president Michelle Bachelet wants to spread the wealth initiated by the dictator's wrenching economic policies.  |
Outside November 2001 Joshua Goodman |
Hot Property For a bargain price of $1.7 million, Doug Tompkins and his wife Kristine have sewn up a vast Patagonian wonderland. Who says cranky visionaries can't close a deal?  |
Lucire May 3, 2012 Elyse Glickman |
Where `Land's End' is Just the Beginning While the urban landscapes of Santiago and Valparaiso are feasts for the senses and the mind, Chile's long and winding stretch of Patagonia is a paradise of ethereal landscapes, earthy flavors and endless adventure.  |
Outside November 2009 Will Palmer |
Best Winter Adventures Five of our favorite winter trips.  |
High on Adventure October 2003 |
Patagonia's Paine Circuit A 100-mile trek of Chile's most beautiful massif  |
High on Adventure October 2007 Lee Juillerat |
Backpacking Patagonia The stretch of land at the southern tip of Chile and Argentina conjures visions of glaciers tumbling into fjords, jagged windswept peaks, gauchos and condors.  |
Outside December 2008 Leslie Weeden |
Blowout After the Chaiten Volcano erupted in Chile, Futaleufu continues on.  |
Outside April 2007 |
Tapped This report introduces you to the water heroes who are reversing the water crisis woes and showing us how to keep the planet afloat.  |
Popular Mechanics February 2006 Susan Tweit |
Can't We Just Blow It Up? The world's biggest dam removal will return Washington's Elwha River to its free-flowing state. But the colossal three-year project proves there's a lot more to deconstruction than tons of TNT.  |
Adventure October 2005 Colin Barraclough |
Patagonia Perfected A new ferry ride across Lago O'Higgins connects Patagonia's wonders to the rest of us.  |
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 G. Pascal Zachary |
Thirst For Power Can thousands of small dams solve Africa's power crunch?  |
Outside October 2005 Yvon Chouinard |
Let My People Go Surfing Patagonia's contrarian founder talks about breaking the rules -- and creating the world's most iconoclastic adventure-apparel company.  |
Real Travel Adventures July 2007 |
Planning Your First South American Vacation South America presents a beautiful world with a wide range of unique landscapes. This article is written to serve as an introduction to some of the best places to visit and how to combine the best highlights in one trip.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Chile: A Beacon of Prosperity in a Turbulent Region Chile has chugged along. At a time of global frailties, its economy is healthier today than it has been over the past five years. What is behind Chile's success and can it be sustained?  |
Outside August 2007 Cameron Walker |
Blowout The removal of 47-foot high Marmot Dam, on Oregon's Sandy River, will renew 11.5 miles of quality Class IV whitewater and 100 miles of steelhead habitat. Taking down a dam used to require an act of Congress. Now it's just good business.  |
Entrepreneur June 2010 Jennifer Wang |
Patagonia, From the Ground Up While the rest of retail was tanking, Yvon Chouinard's outdoor clothing and gear company was having its best two years ever. Here's why.  |
Insurance & Technology April 5, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell |
Recent Natural Catastrophes Should Alert U.S. Insurers to Dangers Experience with seismic events mitigated the human and property toll of the February Chile earthquake -- lessons that should inform insurers' planning in parts of the U.S.  |
Geotimes November 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Bolivian Earthquake Strikes Deep A magnitude-6.9 earthquake rumbled through Bolivia and northern Chile yesterday. No immediate deaths or damage were reported, although people evacuated their homes.  |
High on Adventure December 2009 Lee Juillerat |
Savoring Santiago Santiago serves as a connecting point for people traveling on to Patagonia or Easter Island, and is worthy of a visit itself.  |