Penguins and glaciers 60m high and pretty impressive

Penguins and glaciers

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December 26th 2006
Standing in line waiting to check my bags at Santiago airport, I suddenly realized that my neatly packed bag of camping equipment also included two fairly large gas cannisters. After debating for a while if I could possibly take them on board, I decided to be honest and asked the check-in girl if there was any way I could take them to Punta Arenas. I was directed to the LAN cargo office, "just a c ... read more

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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