Not Punta Arenas, Chile 129. Chilean Fjords

Not Punta Arenas, Chile

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February 2nd 2016
Tuesday 2nd February, 2016. Not Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile Famous last words in the previous blog! We arrived at Punta Arenas (at least we were off the coast of the town) pretty early. D went to have a sniff as usual and saw the pilot on the telephone on the bridge wing about 7.15. Returning to the cabin shortly thereafter he was surprised to see that a tender notice had been printed ... 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