The Boat: Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt - El barco: de Puerto Natales a Puerto Montt
April 10th 2011 The boat (see first photograph) from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt was a substitute boat as its predecessor had hit a rock a couple of months ago and was currently in the Patagonia Home for Poorly Boats. The rock is fine, sitting up in bed, and taking nutrients. The captain explained to me that his job description was just (1) don't hit the rocks, and (2) be constantly available to be photograp
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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 
