Patagonia

Patagonia - Enjoy the silence

CHILE | Sunday, 30 June 2013 | Views [430] | View Larger Image

Torres Del Paine, Chile - Patagonia comprehends parts from Chile as well as Argentina's territory, yet the Guanaco could be the most distinctive animal from Patagonia, as you can find them on both sides of the Andes, but only in Patagonia. Behind it you can see "Las Torres" (the towers) from Torres Del Paine.

Laguna Esmeralda, Ushuaia, Argentina - On my way to Laguna Esmeralda, you can see how glaciers are melting down as climate is warming up. Everything that looks like pure rock in the mountains was once a big glacier, all its left is that tiny piece of ice at the very top. The hiker is crossing what used to be a massive river coming down from the lagoon at the bottom of the glacier (Laguna Esmeralda), all its left is this spongy tundra and the little river at the left. Still shows how vast the landscape in Patagonia can be.

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Bahia Mansa, Punta Arenas, Chile - A fisherman with its knife coming back from work. This is a little fishing bay from where only small amount of men live on their boats, they only go to land to drop what they caught, in this case, it was a certain algae that they were selling to the Japanese for cosmetic use. He said that the fish they get here, is not sold outside of Chile, as is their food, and needs to stay with their people not with others.

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Patagonia - Enjoy the silence

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