Casting shadows across the world

Here Comes the Paine!

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June 26th 2008
We spend our first aftenoon in Peurto Natales, Chile, trying to sort out excursions and things to do for the next couple of days. We are hoping to catch a ferry on the 1st July that will take us up the coast of Chile, navigating its way through glaciers and icebergs, so once again time is a bit of an issue. Or perhaps not. If we thought El Calafate was quiet, that is nothing of Puerto Natales. ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes

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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