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the Chalten area I spotted many locations that could have
been used in the Lord of the Rings movies. I was told
that New Zealand shares similar vegetation as South America
as it was attached to South America 250 million years
ago when all the continents were part of the Pangea super
continent. But I just did some research and during the
Pangea and subsequent Gondwanaland super continent eras,
New Zealand was separated from South America by Antarctica.
So perhaps that theory doesn't explain why I see similar
Lord of the Rings set locations here but my perception
was shaped more by what I wanted to see at the time.
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We
walked by but didn't stop in the Elven realm of Rivendel
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Our
hikes took us across the dead marshes
...no sign of Gollum or the Nazgul fortunately! pri
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We
ventured into the forests of Ithilien
which didn't border realm of Mordor here
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At
the edge of the plains of Rohan stands Fangorn
Forest
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Signs
of Orc devastation on the forest
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Cerro
Solo - the Lonely Mountain, where the greedy
dragon Smaug guarded his treasure until the
day came when a group of Dwarves and Bilbo
Baggins and the One ring came calling
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