Traveling Tolins 2

CHILEAN FJORDS A pristine paradise of soaring peaks, countless lush islands teeming with wildlife and a tapestry of glaciers and rivers spilling into shimmering waters, the fjords of Chile are heralded as one of the most rugged and untamed places on earth.  Sailing in the wake of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, naturist Charles Darwin, and other renowned explorers, we saw this untouched wilderness much as they did.  As we cruised, we marveled at breathtaking vistas:  Vast ice fields, described by Darwin as "many glaciers beryl blue," flow to the water's edge from Andean mountainsides.  Serene fishing villages hug tranquil shores against backdrops of dramatic forested hills.  Sites of the fjords as we sailed.  The fjord water depths range from one-thousand to twenty-five hundred feet.   Glacier in the middle of these pictures. Amalia Glacier , also known as  Skua Glacier , is a  tidewate...

                    cAPE HORN The Latitude of Cape Horn is 56 degrees south, generally considered the furthest land south of the equator.  While in this area, sunrise has been at 6 AM and sunset at 10 PM, weeks away from the longest day south of the equator.                         Chile Chile , officially the  Republic of Chile , is a  South American  country occupying a long, narrow strip of land (2,700 miles long by 217 miles wide) between the  Andes  to the east and the  Pacific Ocean  to the west. It borders  Peru  to the north,  Bolivia  to the northeast,  Argentina  to the east, and the  Drake Passage  in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of  Juan Fernández ,  Salas y Gómez ,  Desventuradas , and  Easter Island  in  O...