Torres del Paine

Punta Arenas

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December 4th 2009
Buongiorno, From a very hot Santiago de Chile.....over 30 at 10.30am......makes a change from freezing Punta Arenas!! Ok lets go back a couple of days, as i have not had the chance to get internet connection...... As I said Torres de Paine was spectacular, but a lot less so was Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas. In fact I was dissapointed with Punta arenas as originally I had planned to mak ... 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