…from the shells. In general, their dwellings were made from a frame of tree branches covered with animal skins to protect those inside from the cold and the southern winds….
Rapa Nui
…the strength of the winds and ocean currents, as the voyages of Juan de Saavedra (1536) and Juan Bautista Pastene (1542) demonstrated. The latter sailed the coast of Arauco from…
Far South
…Julián, where they rested for several months over the winter. There, they saw a “man the size of a giant, virtually naked, who danced and sang while he sprinkled sand…
Environment and Location
…Reloncaví Sound. The climate here is cold to temperate, with abundant rainfall year-round, strong winds, and low temperatures. This is where the Chilean Coastal Mountain range descends into the sea,…
Environment and Location
…large volume of water, with flooding in winter from the rains and in summer from meltwater. The climate in the north is marginal desert with scant precipitation, which increases to…