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Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego Province is Chile’s southernmost region; it is one of the four provinces in the south Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena. The Island was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, who called it Tierra del Fuego because of his observation of bonfires on the shores of the island set by the Ona Indians. Puerto Williams is the world’s southernmost town.   As one travels to Tierra del Fuego, south of Puerto Montt, the … Read entire article »

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