P Montt hostal

Finally Patagonia!

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December 5th 2009
I hope everone had a great Thanksgiving! I´m finally down in Patagonia and having a blast. From Puerto Montt, I headed south to Hornopiren, intending to check out some thermal baths in tidal pools on an island just off shore then catch a ferry to Chaiten. But the ferry to the island was only running twice a week and once there you had to stay at the expensive hotel. Also, the ferry to Chaiten onl ... read more

South America » Chile » Aisén

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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