Prepaired for any weather

Day 126 - Exploring the west coast

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November 5th 2006
Even though the weather was foul and the warm bed very enticing, we dragged our sorry selves out of bed and caught the 9.30am bus to Parque Nacional Chiloé on the west coast of the island. This 43,000-hectare national park protects a number of animal species and evergreen forests, as well as the tallest conifers in the southern hemisphere. We had a very fun 5 hours exploring the very diverse ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Chiloé Island

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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