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It was an all-too-brief 48 hours in the Atacama Desert – I was reluctant to leave but then, of course Cam Newton Jersey , I didn’t know what a treat was in store with the Patagonian pumas. On my second day in the Torres del Paine National Park and still buzzing from seeing the pumas, I went on a gentle horse-ride with my own personal guide and gaucho in the Lenga forest. We watched in awe as a falcon attempted to attack a much bigger eagle. On the ground, a skunk, or chingue, appeared unexpectedly but scuttled back into the safety of foliage when it saw us. This was lucky Donte Jackson Jersey , apparently, because if you mess with a chingue and get a dose of its ‘olor’, everyone will know for weeks to come – no matter how much you wash! An expedition to the Grey Glacier provided a superb finale to my Chile adventure – but it nearly didn’t happen. 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