Up close with the penguins

CHILOE ISLAND - CHEPU

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January 28th 2010
Next day and we were off to Chepu, a unique place in a remote part of Chiloe Island. The wetlands of Chepu were created in 1960 when there was an earthquake which sunk the ground by 2m. It let salt water in and that killed thousands of trees, so the whole area is covered with grey ghostly tree skeletons surrounded by lush green forests and grasslands. We stayed at Los Senderos de Chepu, a ... 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