Sunset Patagonia

Patagonian Channels

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March 5th 2007
Finally, the so much awaited trip on the boat was here. I checked in at the office of Navimag for a 4 day cruise in the Patagonian channels, south to Puerto Natales, and I had a day for myself in Puerto Montt. The city itself is quite a dive, with the shoreline filled with dirty looking sailor bars and shabby looking tourist hotels. I disappeared in a nice local restaurant where I spent the whole ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Montt

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more