Guaitecas Archipelago
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The Guaitecas Archipelago is a sparsely populated archipelago in the Aisén region of Chile. The archipelago is made up of eight main islands and numerous smaller ones. The eight largest islands are fr
Guaitecas Archipelago is marked with light blue, Chonos Archipelago with dark blue and Chiloé Archipelago is marked with red.
Pilgerodendron uviferum was exploited in the 19th and 20th centuries for its highly valued wood.
Marine otter was once hunted for its fur by people based in Melinka.
Local carpenter Octavio Chiguay building a boat in Melinka.
Antonio de Vea expedition
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The Antonio de Vea expedition of 1675–1676 was a Spanish naval expedition to the fjords and channels of Patagonia aimed to find whether rival colonial powers—specifically, the English—were active in t
Reconstruction of a dalca in the museum of Dalcahue.
San Rafael Lake and San Rafael Glacier as seen in 2009.