Lots of penguins

To the "Fin del Mundo" (Corboba to Punta Arenas via Ushuaia)

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January 7th 2013
Left Cordoba early in the morning to start epic 40 hour journey south to Tierra del Fuego - an 11 hour coach ride to Buenos Aires, then 3 hour flight to Rio Gallegos (arriving at 2.30am !), and finally another 12 hours by coach crossing 2 borders and the Strait of Magellan down to Ushuaia; bumping along unpaved roads but with fabulous views of the Patagonian wilderness in the late evening light. ... 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