Magellan Strait, adventure on the FORREST

The Strait of Magellan

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April 5th 2011
This is my first entry, and I really hope it will be interesting enough to catch your attention. On February 18th. we embarked on a cruise for 8 days and 7 nights. Our ship, called FORREST, was almost the same size as the HMS BEAGLE, which of course was very exciting. We had with us the four volumes in Spanish of : "Narrative of the Serveying Voyages of his Majesty´s Ships Adventure and the ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas

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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