Perito Moreno glacier

Chilly Chile.

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November 10th 2008
Following our very very tiring overnight flight from Ecuador via Santiago we arrived in Punta Arenas. Shockingly cold and windy at first after several weeks sunning it in warmer climes. Punta was so depressing we left after 1 day, following a visit to the nearby penguin colony at Seno Otway, cold and horrendously windy (bringing tears to your eyes), but none the less cool due to the ever entertain ... read more

South America » Chile

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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