Following in the wake of Magellan, Drake and Darwin: Punta Arenas, the Beagle Channel and Cape Horn 3 Cathedral, Punta Arenas

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Following in the wake of Magellan, Drake and Darwin: Punta Arenas, the Beagle Channel and Cape Horn

January 26th 2015
Sunday 25th January 2015 We have decided to put a map in with this blog, since it is the easiest way to explain our route. From the Amalia Glacier, we entered the Straits of Magellan to the port of Punta Arenas, then came back out into the Pacific again. Ships saved a journey of 380 nautical miles by passing through the Straits, once the route was discovered by Fernando Magellan ... 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

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