Penguin Island

The Penguins

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December 27th 2009
Day 9 Today we met at the tour company at 6:50 A.M. to begin our penguin excursion trip. I made sure to take motion sickness pills prior to leaving the hotel. We will be travelling on a bus as well as a boat. The bus took us 30 minutes to a small boat ramp. There were approximately 30 people packed like sardines onto a small boat with a friendly crew. The conditions on the water were ver ... 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