Punta Arenas, Chile

A Cold and Bleak Day in Punta Arenas

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December 10th 2006
I was very excited to be in Punta Arenas because it was my first time setting foot in Chile. Punta Arenas is very close the southernmost tip of South America and even in December it was a cold and gray day. A frigid wind blew off the sea. The town was very quiet because it was a national holiday. I walked through the town down to the sea, where there were lots of small houses built from wood an ... 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