Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America

A Mapuche Indigenous family uses special glasses to try and observe a total solar eclipse in Carahue, La Araucania, Chile, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The total eclipse was not visible from Carahue because of an overcast sky. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La Araucania to witness a solar eclipse, rejoicing in the rare experience even though visibility was limited because of cloudy skies.

Skies were clear in northern Patagonia in Argentina, where people also watched the moon briefly block out the sun and plunge daytime into darkness.