travel south america chile punta arenas the countryside
Driving north northwest from Punta Arenas for about 100 Km and then back, I got to see quite a bit of the countryside in this southern tip of Chile.
Most of the land was flat or softly rolling grassland with almost no large vegetation punctuated with some rocky bluffs and waters.
Some areas had some rather bare trees while others had cattle ranches.
I was able to see some interesting wildlife, some that I had never seen before, including the Crested Caracara, a Rhea, and the Chilean Blue Eagle.
Here are a few representative photos...
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TRAVEL: March, 2024...
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Laguna Cabo Negro in the midst of Patagonian plains on Ruta 9 north of Punta Arenas, Chile, 2024.
Swedish Space Corporation Punta Arenas Ground Station...golf-ball like radomes housing satillite dishes on Ruta 9 north of Punta Arenas, Chile, 2024.
These antenna support "several polar-orbit satellites for a dedicated customer."
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Shoreline of inner waterway south of the Ilustre Municipalidad de Rio Verdo, Punta Arenas, Chile, 2024.
Rocky bluff south of the Ilustre Municipalidad de Rio Verdo, Punta Arenas, Chile, 2024.
Grazing sheep, Ruta 9, Punta Arenas, Chile, 2024.
Wild Rhea running on the plains north of Punta Arenas, Chile, 2024.
The beautiful Crested Caracars on the plains north of Punta Arenas, Chile, 2024.
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