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Punta Arenas

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March 17th 2007
As we drove south from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas, the landscape changed quite dramatically, from deserted land to woods. Many trees beautifully covered with lichens, guanacos and sheep freely roaming in between them. In Punta Arenas I met with Pedro (a friend from the boat) and Tine, one of the German girls that we hiked with, and we went to see the local cemetery. Why?, you might wonder. Th ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas

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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