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Preparing for Kreeh Chinen Festival
The crew of Milagro will be present, as a partner, at the 5th edition of the Kreeh Chinen Festival! This event, which we have supported since its creation, will be held on November 29 at Restobar Punto de Encuentro in Tolhuin (province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)....
A Yagan story: the hummingbird (Omora or Sámakéar)
Today we share with you a Yagan story dedicated to the hummingbird, told by Úrsula Calderón and Cristina Calderón in 2001 in Mejillones Bay (Navarino Island, Chile). It was published on pages 170 and 171 of the book Guia Multi-Etnica de Aves de los bosques...
The Sailing yacht Milagro now adorned with coigüe wood
On Monday, October 27, the Milagro resonated with the sound of coigüe wood and tools. With José, crew member and godparent of the boat, we dedicated the day to a traditional woodworking session to craft two new work surfaces from coigüe wood. These new fittings, now...
The dialogue between a Machi and ecologists opens new routes to integrate Mapuche knowledge in nature conservation
The study proposes a collaboration model between ancestral Mapuche knowledge and ecological science, demonstrating that nature conservation requires listening to, respecting, and working alongside indigenous communities. Temuco, October 23, 2025. (diariomapuche.cl) –...
The Beagle Channel (Onashaga): meeting place of oceans at the southernmost tip of the Americas
The Beagle Channel, known to the Yaghan people as Onashaga (“channel of the Ona hunters,” i.e., their Selk'nam neighbors from Tierra del Fuego), is one of the planet’s outstanding maritime passages. This interoceanic strait,...
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[Sailing Patagonian channels] Sébastien’s Logbook part 1
Table of content : sailing patagonian channels part 1Tuesday, January 28, 2025: Departure of the sailing expedition in the Chilean Patagonian ChannelsWednesday, January 29, 2025: Awaiting formalities → hiking on Navarino Island!Thursday, January 30, 2025: heading...
Darwin Cordillera: Terra incognita of the southern Andes
The Darwin Cordillera represents one of the last wild frontiers of our planet, a mountain range of striking beauty yet formidable hostility, located at the far southwestern tip of Chilean Tierra del Fuego. This mountain chain, known to Europeans in 1832 by Charles...
Strait of Magellan : Legendary passage between the oceans
At the heart of Chilean Patagonia stretches one of the planet’s most emblematic sea passages: the Strait of Magellan. This 570-kilometre natural waterway, separating continental Patagonia from Tierra del Fuego, forms the main bi-oceanic corridor linking the...
Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve: an exceptional subantarctic sanctuary
The Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve (Cape Horn Nature Reserve), established in 2005, is one of the southernmost and largest protected areas in the world, covering more than 4,884,000 hectares of southern lands and waters. It contains unique terrestrial and marine...
Where is Cape Horn? Location and the Characteristics of a Mythic Geographic Landmark
Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos in Spanish, Kaap Hoorn in Dutch, Loköshpi in the Yaghan language) is far more than just a geographic point. Located at 55°58′ south latitude and 67°16′ west longitude, this rocky promontory at 425 meters above sea level marks the southernmost...
Signs of hope as elephant seals rebound from avian flu in remote Chilean fjord (Mongabay, 04/06/2025)
by Barinia Montoya An outbreak of avian flu in 2023 hammered a colony of southern elephant seals in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego region, leading to a 50% decline in its population. But over the 2024-2025 breeding season, the colony’s population recovered, with 33 pups...
The Pacification of Araucania or Mapuche genocide ? (01/06/2025, conociendo.cl)
The Pacification of Araucania: a comprehensive analysis of invasion, dispossession, and Mapuche genocide Chile's history contains a chapter written with euphemisms and blood: the misnamed "Pacification of Araucania." This article delves into the details of this...
What role does the new 20-meter sailboat play in enabling Karukinka’s activities?
The new vessel, Milagro, serves as a cornerstone for Karukinka’s operations. More than a means of transportation, this 20-meter steel ketch is a fully equipped, autonomous floating base that allows Karukinka to carry out ambitious scientific, artistic, and...
The 6th International Muralists Meeting at the End of the World has ended (InfoFueguina, 25/03/2025).
The closing ceremony of "EMUSH 2025" [International Muralists Meeting in Ushuaia] took place in the Niní Marshall Hall of the House of Culture. The eleven participating artists added their works to the more than 350 murals currently found in the city. The Secretariat...
Tamara Klink: imprisoned for eight months by the ice, a freedom like no other (Millet November 28, 2024)
Tamara Klink, with sparkling eyes and a generous spirit, is one of those people who take us along with on their journey, and inspire us to awaken our childhood dreams. In 2024, Tamara Klink, a 27-year-old Brazilian sailor, drops anchor in a deserted Greenland fjord,...
Decision to integrate the autochthonous people into the provincial consultative board of the native forests (Radio Universidad, le 26/8/2024)
The president of the Commission 3 of the Provincial Parliament, Legislator Laura Colazo, conducted a meeting with the indigenous people communities. This is an initiative from the Green deputy to include them in the decision making within the Consultative Commission...
Ireland-Scotland, Transatlantic, Patagonia… The 2024-2025 sailing programme is online!
Hello everyone, As you may have noticed, the internship programme for the 2024-2025 season is online. Featuring coastal and offshore navigations north and south, there is something for everyone! Milagro is currently in Ireland and Scotland for coastal internships...
“Trip to the end of the world” from la Rochelle!
If you plan to go stop at La Rochelle this summer, don’t miss this trip to the end of the world! This sound and immersive fiction was created by Sébastien Laurier in collaboration with the Phare du bout du monde (Lighthouse of the end of the world) association and the...
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[#8 – Ireland–Scotland 2024] from Loch Buie to the sacred Isle of Iona
Early in the morning, we raise anchor at the still and at a few cable lengths from Castle Moy on Loch Buie (Isle of Mull). In this loch facing south-west, last night was moderately pleasant, due to a small swell from the south that came before the wind forecast in the...
Root people: « Between 5 to 6 % of mankind is preserving 80 % of the planet’s biodiversity » (We Planet, 06/06/2024)
On the occasion of the Green Shift Festival, held from 5th to 7th June in Monaco, Jorge Quilaqueo, a Mapuche Chaman, exchanged with Sabah Rahmani, an anthropologist journalist, and Hélène Collongues, anthropologist specialising in the Jivaro people. 6th June 2024, by...
[#7 – Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Loch Melfort to isle of Mull, via the Firth of Lorn
It is after a superb stopover made up of encounters as beautiful as the surrounding landscapes that we leave Loch Melfort to head towards the south of Mull Island. To do this, several options exist and we choose that of Cuan Sound, a (fairly) narrow channel separating...
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[#6 – Ireland – Scotland 2024] Stopover at Loch Melfort
It was at the end of the day that we arrived quietly under sail at the eastern end of Loch Melfort, dropping anchor in a very sticky muddy bottom (for the chain and the bridge too, by the way…). As soon as we arrive, Damien receives a call from one of his friends and...
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[#5 Northbound – 2024] From Jura to Loch Melfort via Corryvreckan
Nice and safe in a loch on the west coast of Jura, we wait for the bad weather to go away and take advantage of the stopover to go for a walk, read and rest. The plants which are usually ochre by the end of winter are currently going through their spring mutation and...
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[#4 Ireland – Scotland 2024] Scotland : Islay and Jura
After disembarking near the Bruidladdich pier, we left to visit the village of Port Charlotte by taking the coastal path and thus enjoying the colors of the sunset on Loch Indaal, the view of the lighthouse overlooking the Rubh’ An Duin (a little Gaelic: Rubha:...
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[#3 Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Bangor (Belfast Lough) to Port Charlotte
After letting a serious gust of wind pass, we are heading towards Scotland. The forecast is good: NE wind 3 to 5, occasionally 6, with fine to slightly rough seas and good visibility despite rare rain. We leave Belfast Bay, leaving the town of White Head and its...
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[#2 Ireland – Scotland 2024] From Dublin to Bangor (Belfast Lough)
After a brief stopover in Dún Laoghaire, the official stamp on the passport of the animal Toupie (which gives him the right to travel to the United Kingdom) and the passage of a gale, Milagro and his crew set off again. towards the north, in scattered areas. rain and...
Chile: A unique discovery of more than a hundred seaspecies was made (Sciences & Vie, 26/02/2024)
A deep-sea expedition off the Chilean coasts has recently brought exceptional discoveries that shake what we already know about marine biodiversity.Scientist of the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) have charted vast areas of the ocean and documented more than a hundred...
In the depths of the Antarctic, microphones are used to understand sea life (Le Progrès – AFP, 02/18/2024)
A scientific team listens to the white continent’s sea wildlife by immersing microphones in its depths. This is a fascinating journey. In the depths of the Antarctic Ocean, immersed microphones record sounds of “spaceshifts” and a range of “impressive” buzzing. This...
Light art piece to recognize and repair the Selk’nam people (Obra lumínica por el reconocimiento y la reparación del pueblo selknam, El Mostrador, 2/2/2024)
Through travelling light projection, Corporation Traitraico and Delight Lab artists help highlight the depossession history of the Selk’nam people and the fight for their recognition and repair. Translated from Spanish – Article from the El Mostrador newspaper (Chile)...
Chile adds the Selk’nam people to the list of Indigenous Peoples recognized by the State (source: Chile Deputee Chamber website, September 4, 2023)
https://www.camara.cl/cms/noticias/2023/09/04/pueblo-selknam-es-incluido-entre-las-etnias-indigenas-reconocidas-por-el-estado Translated from Spanish The Assembly has approved a bill to add the Selk’nam people among the list of Indigenous Ethnic Groups recognized by...
The Yaghan people’s approach to preserving their cultural heritage
A protocol of good practices for the protection of Yaghan indigenous cultural heritage The Yaghan people, an ancestral community of the Patagonian channels, developed a revolutionary protocol in 2017 to protect their cultural heritage. This initiative, led by the...
Icebreaking polar class research vessels: New Antarctic fleet capabilities (Cambridge University Press, 29/11/2021)
Abstract : Supporting Antarctic scientific investigation is the job of the national Antarctic programmes, the government entities charged with delivering their countries’ Antarctic research strategies. This requires sustained investment in people, innovative...
Waves, winds, animals… In Patagonia, Lauriane Lemasson collects the sounds of a forgotten world (Géo Aventure, by Sébastien Desurmont, March 6, 2020)
Ethno-acoustician Lauriane Lemasson is passionate about the relationships that peoples weave with their sonic environment. Her profession drives her, microphone in hand, to brave the harsh expanses of Patagonia. Her goal: to better understand the settlement dynamics...
The mysterious archaeological discovery in Tolhuin: the municipality has not explained what was found (InfoTDF, 19/2/2024)
Archaeological Research in Patagonia: Tolhuin, in Argentine Tierra del Fuego On the road leading to Cerro Michi, a team of archaeologists from GIATMA (affiliated with CADIC-CONICET) made a significant discovery: during fieldwork, the archaeologists found materials and...
Pueblos Originarios fueguinos estarán presentes en Francia, en un nuevo evento internacional sobre Cultura de los Pueblos Originarios (Gobierno de Tierra del Fuego, 4 de octubre de 2019)
Representantes de las comunidades de pueblos originarios de Tierra del Fuego viajan a Francia a exponer sobre sus culturas ancestrales, en el marco del mes de la ciencia y la cultura que se desarrolla en ese país. El 2019 fue declarado por la ONU el Año internacional...
Researchers capture audio of Antarctic ice ‘singing’ – video (The Guardian)
Play Video 0:34 A haunting sound captured by researchers could help monitor changes to Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf from afar. Extremely sensitive sensors were buried two metres under the surface to capture ‘seismic motions’. Winds blowing across the icy surface create...
Are You Listening? Hear What Uninterrupted Silence Sounds Like (OPB Samir S. Patel)
Summertime is for road trips. Atlas Obscura and All Things Considered are traveling up the West Coast, from California to Washington, in search of “hidden wonders” — unique but overlooked people and places. It’s a little before 5:00 on a summer morning, and Matt...
Touching tribute from Magallanes University to Cristina Calderon, the representative of the Yagan people
As part of its birthday's activities, the Magallanes University organized a grateful tribute to the last yagan speaker, Cristina Calderón. Photograph of Luisa Villablanca For the 53rd birthday of the Magallanes University(UMAG), the regional department of high...
