Man in strait jacket

Penguinos by the thousand

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November 27th 2006
Arrived on Saturday afternoon in Punta Arenas, the central area as quiet as a mouse, maybe one person every other block. Eerie or what ! All the books tell you it´d be like this. It´s the most walkable place so far. The plane ride from Puerto Montt more than lived up to expectations, another glorious ride with the Andes starring all the way. This time huge glaciers, hard too imagine just how la ... 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