Torres del Paine

Week 2 - Magallanes

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March 3rd 2011
After getting the ferry across to the mainland from Porvenir we stayed the night in Punta Arenas. This was the first decent town we´d been to since Ushuaia so was really nice to have a good meal. The next section was a 250km ride (we´ve gone metric with our distances now) to Puerto Natales which took us 3 days, or 2 and a half as we arrived about 1pm on the third day. Luckily we only had a headw ... 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