Magellanic Penguins with Chick

Like all parents, they were quite protective of the chicks which were still in the nest. Along the shore there were quite a few out swimming and fishing with the adults, but some late bloomers were still at home.

Patagonia: Tierra del Fuego to Torres del Paine

December 21st 2019
I have always wanted to see December Solstice in the southern hemisphere. Growing up in North America, December 21 was always so short and this year I decided to experience as long of a day as possible on December 21. In Punta Arenas the sun rose at 5:12am and set at 10:10pm. Of course, being so far south it got light long before 5am and was light out until well after 11pm. It was exactly what I w ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes

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

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