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Thinking about swimming a few laps before breakfast?<br>
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Check out this man-made "lagoon" -- dubbed the world's largest outdoor swimming pool -- at the <a href="http://www.sanalfonso.cl/ingles/main.html">San Alfonso del Mar</a> vacation property resort at Algarrobo, Chile.<br>
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The coast-hugging pool is all man-made with a bit of patented technology that uses water from the nearby Pacific Ocean to fill it.

Offbeat Traveler: The world's largest swimming pool in Chile

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Thinking about swimming a few laps before breakfast?

Check out this man-made "lagoon" -- dubbed the world's largest outdoor swimming pool -- at the San Alfonso del Mar vacation property resort at Algarrobo, Chile.

The coast-hugging pool is all man-made with a bit of patented technology that uses water from the nearby Pacific Ocean to fill it.

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