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Patagonia Part III: Penguins and Chocolate

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April 4th 2007
Sea Lions After spending another night in Puerto Natales, we took a three hour bus even farther south to Punta Arenas. There I was happy to find a laundry mat and spent the afternoon exploring the small city. The next morning Jen and I woke up at the crack of dawn to see some penguins!!! There were about ten of us in total, a couple from Argentina and a family from Japan. We got into a small boat ... 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