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Album : South America : Patagonia : Lake District : Puerto Octay (16 items)
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1) Old House
 · many farm houses rent out as vacation homes · The wood used for building old houses were water resistant · the wood used for house only grow 1 cm per year, now prohibited to cut |
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2) Salmon Breeding
· Chile was second largest world export for salmon (after Norway) |
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3) Puerto Octay
It's a German town. Many people around these areas speak German. At that time, it was celebrating the 150 years of German Colonization. |
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4) Community Cemetry
· personal cemetery is now used for community cemetry |
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5) Pureto Octay
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6) Church
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7) Water Resistant Wood
This kind of wood is very light. It's also water resistant (like wooden Gortex). It's now under protection because the trees that produce these kind of wood gorw very slowly (1 cm / year). |
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8) Big School House
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9) Grocery Store
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10) Boat In Still Water
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11) Hotel Haase
This is the oldest hotel in town. |
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12) Rebuilding Old Houses
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13) School Fair
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14) Student Built Wooden House
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15) I Am Cute
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16) Beautiful Bottles
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