In Pictures: Total solar eclipse seen in South America

Spectators in southern Chile and Argentina watched as the only total solar eclipse of 2020 plunged the countries into darkness.

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December 15, 2020 at 10:58 AM

People watch the total solar eclipse on the banks of Villarrica lake in Pucon, southern Chile, on Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A girl from the Mateo Nahuelpan community, from the original Mapuche indigenous people, prepares to see the solar eclipse with special glasses in Monkul, Araucania region, Chile, Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The total solar eclipse as seen from Piedra del Aquila, Neuquen province, Argentina on Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A man watches a solar eclipse with a welding helmet in Valparaiso, Chile, on Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

People watch a solar eclipse, in Santiago de Chile, Chile, Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The partial solar eclipse is seen trough a telescope at the Galileo Galilei planetarium in Buenos Aires on Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A bird is seen next to a solar eclipse, visible in parts of Chile, Argentina and Brazil, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children observe the solar eclipse with special glasses, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People gather outside the Planetarium to observe the solar eclipse with special glasses, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 Dec 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A Mapuche indigenous family watch the total solar eclipse in Carahue, Araucania region in southern Chile, on Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

People watch the total solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen province, Argentina on Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A solar eclipse is seen through special solar glasses in Valparaiso, Chile, on Dec 14, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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