Photos of the Great South American Eclipse

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Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gathered to watch the event.

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The moon blocks the sun during a total solar eclipse in La Higuera, Chile, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Northern Chile is known for clear skies and some of the largest, most powerful telescopes on Earth are being built in the area, turning the South American country into a global astronomy hub. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Tuesday's total solar eclipse in the Southern Hemisphere was the first total solar eclipse since August 2017's Great American Solar Eclipse, and the only total solar eclipse in 2019. Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gathered to watch day turn to night late Tuesday afternoon.

Most of the 6,000-mile path of totality of what is being called the "Great South American Eclipse" spanned over the remote South Pacific, and it was visible in parts of Chile and Argentina. Neighboring South American countries experienced a partial solar eclipse.

The Earth's next total solar eclipse will occur on Dec. 14, 2020, again across Chile and Argentina along a different path.

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Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gathered to watch the event.

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