Hiking Day 1

Over-priced Trekking, PENGUINS!!! and a Cemetery

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January 23rd 2008
We made it to Chile! The only major difference between Patagonia in Argentina and Chile is that the cost of everything in Chile is about twice as much. I´m glad we made the choice to spend a majority of our vacation in Argentina. Our first stop in Chile was Puerto Natles. It is a small town that is popular because it is the easiest entrance point to Torres del Paine National Park. We didn ... 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