Lago O Higgins

Deep Patagonia

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January 22nd 2012
So, its been a packed few days since our last blog. We made our way from Cochrane to Villa O´Higgins all the way to the end of the Carretera Austral. We travelled down with our group of new-found friends after two nights in Cochrane. The scenery going south from Cochrane was beautiful and it was appreciated all the more because we didn´t do it like so many other travellers - on bicycle. The cycl ... 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