Torres Del Paine Nat Park Chile

WEEK 5 - MAROONED AT SEA

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January 5th 2007
WEEK 5 MAROONED AT SEA! I was only in transit through Punta Arenas but I have the impression of brightly coloured houses - painted corrugated iron roofs and wooden walls shining in the sunshine. The bus ride from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales was mainly though pampas with the high Andes on the horizon to the west. There were numerous estancias rearing cattle and sheep and local residents ho ... 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