Magellanic Penguins on the Southern Coast of Chile

If you have ever journeyed along the Inside Passage on the central coast of British Columbia and up into Alaska, or if you have cruised the fjords of Norway, then you will have an inkling of what the so

Fish farming (aquaculture) is a billion dollar industry in Chile. Shellfish (mussels, Pacific oysters, & scallops) seaweeds as well as trout and salmon are all farmed here.

Fish for Sale, Antofagasta Fish Market, Chile

Atacama Desert, Chile

Three months ago if you had asked me to name the driest place on Earth I would have said (guessed!) the Sahara, the Gobi or perhaps even Antarctica… and there is no doubt that it would have taken many guesses for me to even start listing places in South America.