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Look At Me Now
... by walking away from the port and up into the interior of the city. I was able to see out into the Strait of Magellan and all the way over to Tierra del Fuego, which is a large island at the very bottom of South America. Even though I honestly didn't do a ton of stuff, I still had a very nice time walking around. But I have now returned to the hostel because I have such a big adventure ahead of me for the next 5 days. I'm going to Parque ...
Trekking Rio San Pedro
... of weeks and we are in spring time now, the Patagonian climate still is rough and being soaking wet is not exactly the most efficient way to survive out there. In the forest though we were protected from the wind and although snowflakes found their way through the thick trees being in movement kept us from getting cold at all. Stopping for even a minute allows the body to cool down and gives you a ...
Second weekend in Punta Arenas...
... not resist to walk down to the beach because NASA predicted a meteor shower which should have been spectacular. It turned out to be a really nice night, only the shooting stars were missing. When we were just about to walk home after staring at the sky for like 15 minutes, we finally were lucky enough to see a shooting star (thank you NASA, I thought a meteor shower would be more exciting!).
After four hours of sleep we got ready for our big hike. ...
More Penguins - Otway Bay, Chile
... lbs and are the largest waterfowl native to South America. Their wing spans can be as great as 6 ft. We saw several Southern Crested Caracaras in a field by the side of the road. They are birds of prey, with wing spans up to 4 ft. They feed on the carcasses of dead animals, steal food from other animals, and raid bird nests. Farmers hate them because they attack the eyes of lambs. My favorite was the Rhea, ...
Give me one reason to stay here ...
... of South America which were later named after him. There is now a statue of Magellan in the city’s main square.
The city has its roots among the population origin of the European colonists (Croatian and Spanish) that populated the area at mid-nineteenth century. One can also find colonies of descendants of people from other countries , in particular the UK. Croatian immigration in Punta Arenas was a crucial development in the region of Magallanes and the city ...
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