People witness total solar eclipse in various corners of South America
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2019-07-03 12:34:03
Picture shows an amalgamation of the different stages of the total Solar Eclipse, captured in La Serana city, 500 km north to Santiago of Chile, on July 2, 2019. Thousands of people travelled to witness this astronomical phenomenon. Photo: Sebastian Brogca/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Editor's Note:
Tens of thousands of tourists braced on July 2, 2019 for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. Photos: VCG
Picture shows an amalgamation of the different stages of the total Solar Eclipse, captured in La Serana city, 500 km north to Santiago of Chile, on July 2, 2019. Thousands of people travelled to witness this astronomical phenomenon. Photo: Sebastian Brogca/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images 
The sun slowly disappearing to brace the total solar eclipse, as seen from the Congreso neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 2, 2019. Photo: ALEJANDRO PAGNI/VCG 
A solar eclipse is observed at Coquimbo, Chile, July 2, 2019. Photo: Rodrigo Garrido /VCG 
People use special glasses for viewing the total solar eclipse in La Paz, Bolivia, July 2, 2019. Photo: David Mercado/VCG 
Protective gears used by people for viewing the total solar eclipse in La Paz, Bolivia, July 2, 2019. Photo: David Mercado/VCG 
People pose for a selfie while watching the solar eclipse in Puclaro, Coquimbo Region of Chile, on July 02, 2019. Photo: CLAUDIO REYES/VCG 
A passenger on a commercial flight takes pictures of the solar eclipse while overflying over La Serena, Chile, on July 2, 2019. Photo: Ariel MARINKOVIC/VCG