Solar eclipse plunges parts of Chile, Argentina into darkness for two minutes

Solar eclipse plunges parts of Chile, Argentina into darkness for two minutes
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14/12/2020 - 22:16
The total solar eclipse as seen from Piedra del Aquila in Neuquen province, Argentina on December 14, 2020. © Ronald Schemidt, AFP
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A solar eclipse that lasted around two minutes plunged southern Chile and Argentina into darkness on Monday.
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Heavy rain had threatened to prevent thousands of star gazers in Chile from seeing the eclipse but at the last moment the clouds parted just enough for the phenomenon to be partially visible.
"It was beautiful, unique. The truth is that no-one held much hope of seeing it due to the weather and clouds, but it was unique because it cleared up just in time. It was a miracle," an emotional Matias Tordecilla, 18, told AFP from the town of Pucon on the shores of Lake Villarrica.

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