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Punta Arenas

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December 26th 2007
Punta Arenas is home to a robust contingent of the Chilean armed services; it is where rescue missions to and from Antarctica operate; the last such one was the retrieval, in early December, of passengers from the Canadian vessel Explorer that had tried conclusions with an iceberg in the Antarctic. It sits at the foot of Southern Patagonia, within a setting of scenic vistas: an expansive sky, b ... 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