South American Cruise

These photos were taken in February 2005 while on a cruise from Valparaiso, Chile to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Most were taken with minimal megapixels.

Sunrise on Straits of Magellan
The Straits are very wide at this point.

Punta Arenas, Chile
The docking area is a couple of miles from downtown.

Plaza Munoz Gamero, Punta Arenas
All South American cities have central plazas due to the Spanish influence.

Magellen, Punta Arenas, Chile
Honoring the discoverer of the Straits bearing his name.

Mount of the cross, Punta Arenas
A good view of the city can be had from this spot but it requires a bit of a...

Street scene, Punta Arenas, Chile
This area around the plaza was a pedestrian street.

Street market, Punta Arenas, Chile
The market appeared to be run by local people with some locally produced items.

Street scene, Punta Arenas, Chile
The traffic was not overwhelming which was pleasant.

Araucaria tree, Punta Arenas, Chile
This tree apparently had significant religeous meaning to the original natives.

Straits of Magellan at Punta Arenas,
The Straits in this area are quite large.

NW Arm Beagle Channel
This channel was named after the ship carrying Charles Darwin on his...

NW Arm Beagle Channel
This channel tends to be somewhat narrower than the Straits of Magellan.

Glacier, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
This is the face of the glacier seen in the previous photo.

article published 3/17/2005

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