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Rainstorm, ChileMy sister in the south of Chile. We were sitting at home next to the fireplace in our southern lake house when it suddenly began to pour uncontrollably. Had to rush into the lake to take this snapshot!(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.)

Photograph by Camila Massu

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