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A trek and a half - El Calafate Arg to Coyhaique Chile

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March 5th 2009
Buenos Dias, Now this may be a bit long winded but it is the tale of a 20 hour trip that turned into 3 days and our eventual surprising welcome to Chile! We thought we had it all worked out. Last time we were speaking to you we were going to get a bus to Los Antiguos in Argentina, get a 10 min bus ride over the border to Chile and a Ferry to Puerto Ibanez and a bus to Coyhaique. Simple. We star ... read more

South America » Chile » Aisén » Carretera Austral

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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