On Deck

The Navimag Boat

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December 2nd 2008
We were really indecisive about whether or not to take the navimag boat as we heard lots of mixed reviews about it. Basically, the boat is a cargo boat which travels from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natalies in the very south of Chile (the gateway to Patagonia). Apparantly the weather can be awful and you can spend the entire trip in your small cabin reading. For $600 each we were not sure if it woul ... read more

South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Montt

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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