Lesser Rhea or Ñandu (Pterocnemia pennata)

There were Giants in those Days

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February 3rd 2006
"There were Giants, in the earth in those days." (Genesis 6:4) Early reports from the first European explorers in the land at the end of the world, in the very south of the Americas suggested that there were giants. It is these giants that gave Patagonia its name. The Tehuelches people, although not giants, were very tall and well built. It is the first meetings with the ... 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