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It is believed that the term "Patagon" had its origin in the Spanish navigators whom, at San Julian, thought the native hunters they saw had big feet (which is not true).

Gradually it has been prevailing the logical interpretation that the term comes from the giant PATAGON, a character from "Primaleon", a cavalry novel to which captain general Fernando (Hernando) de Magallanes was very keen.

When he met the first aborigine at San Julian, he saw him as frightening as the novel character and called him "Patagon", and the Land of Patagons or just Patagonia.

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WHALE WATCHING
It is the first protected marine area of Chile. Its importance lies in the inclusion of areas that form a biologic corridor for the hump whale, sea wolves colonies and several Magellan penguin nesting zones. Location : Carlos III Island. Depatures: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Whale ...

TREKKING IN TORRES DEL PAINE
Later, the passage between Laguna Amarga -Las Torres can be done by two alternatives: walking 1.5 hours or taking a transfer service with direct connection to the buses arriving from the city of Puerto Natales. Around Hostería las Torres, there are three options for accommodation services (hoster a,...

SPORT FISHING IN TIERRA DEL FUEGO
In most of the watercourses and in the lake's banks, the estancias are opening their doors to serve visitors, offering lodging and food. The main courses are lakes Blanco, Deseado, Escondido, Lynch, Fagnano, and rivers like Grande, Azopardo, etc. The richness of trouts such as Borran, Rainbow, S...