unscheduled stop

Puerto Natales - deflated expectations - Confianza desinfla

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April 5th 2011
On the bus from Ushuaia to Puerto Natales the bus company arranged a puncture in the middle of nowhere as a photo-opportunity for the gringos on the bus. And the middle on nowhere in Patagonia really is the middle of nowhere! (see first photograph). Puerto Natales really didn't give itself a chance as in April it was very cold and windy, and rained a lot. The town was filled with frustrated t ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Puerto Natales

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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