Columns of smoke and volcanic lightning are seen over the Puyehue volcano in Chile Sunday after a spectacular eruption a day earlier.
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The volcano is located 500 miles south of Santiago, Chile, but ash has spread to neighboring Argentina.
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A cloud of ash from the volcano billows over Osorno in southern Chile on Sunday. The first eruption in half a century prompted the evacuations of thousands of people.
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A boy on a bicycle pauses Monday to look at a plume of smoke and ash emerging from the volcano.
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Ash and lightning sparked by the eruption make for a dramatic display in the skies. The eruption has disrupted international air travel.
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Stranded passengers line up at an Aerolineas Argentinas desk on Tuesday, June 7. But Tuesday afternoon the airline said it had ceased all domestic and international flights until further notice.
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A walk through Cardinal Samore Pass, the border between Chile and Argentina, required masks to protect against volcanic ash.
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Photos of what's happening above the volcano range in southern Chile reflect Mother Nature at her showiest.
