Chile!

A 39-hour ferry ride

---

August 2nd 2010
To finally get into Coyhaique, we hopped on a 36 hour ferry (which turned up to be 39 hours) from Quellon to Puerto Chacubuco where we would have to take a one hour bus into Coyhaique. We were under the impression that since it would be such a long journey, having to spend two nights at the ferry, that we would have a room. Again, like most times during our journey we were wrong. The ferry had 175 ... read more

South America » Chile » Aisén

---

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