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Karukinka at the UNESCO Inclusive Toponymy Colloquium in Montpellier
On June 18, 2026, the association Karukinka will be present at the International Colloquium โPour une approche interdisciplinaire de la toponymie / Inclusive Toponymy: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approachโ , organized by the UNESCO Chair in Inclusive Toponymy at the...
The Southern Cross, celestial companion of our sails in the southern hemisphere
The Southern Cross (Crux, Cruz del Sur or Croix du Sud) is one of the most famous, emblematic and culturally rich constellations in the starry sky of the southern hemisphere. Although it is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, its history, its stellar...
Cape Horn au Long Cours (CHLC): The fascinating historical work of a team of volunteers
The associationย Cape Horn au Long Coursย and the websiteย CapโHorniers Franรงais ย now represent one of the most valuable independent resources for understanding the epic of large French merchant sailing ships and the seafarers who crossed Cape Horn. Through meticulous,...
The Rayadito โย Aphrastura spinicauda: an emblematic passerine of Patagonian forests and Cape Horn
The genus Aphrastura (family Furnariidae) groups together small insectivorous passerines endemic to the southwestern part of South America. It historically comprises two species: the thornโtailed rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda, synallaxis...
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 orย Sรกmakรฉar)
Today we share with you a Yagan story dedicated to the hummingbird, told by รrsula Calderรณn and Cristina Calderรณn in 2001 in Mejillones Bay (Navarino Island, Chile). It was published on pages 170 and 171 of the bookย Guia Multi-Etnica de Aves de los bosques...
The Beagle Channel (Onashaga): meeting place of oceans at the southernmost tip of theย Americas
The Beagle Channel, known to the Yaghan people as Onashaga (โchannel of the Ona hunters,โ i.e., their Selk'nam neighbors from Tierra del Fuego), is one of the planetโs outstanding maritime passages. This interoceanic strait,...
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[Sailing Patagonian channels] Sรฉbastien’s Logbook part 1
Table of content : sailing patagonian channels part 1 Tuesday, January 28, 2025: Departure of the sailing expedition in the Chilean Patagonian Channels Wednesday, January 29, 2025๏ปฟ: Awaiting formalities โ hiking onย Navarino Island๏ปฟ! Thursday, January 30, 2025: heading...
Darwin Cordillera: Terra incognita of the southern Andes
Theย Darwin Cordilleraย 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 theย heart of Chilean Patagonia stretchesย one of the planetโs most emblematic sea passages: theย Strait ofย Magellan. Thisย 570-kilometre naturalย waterway, separatingย continental Patagoniaย from Tierra delย Fuego, formsย the main bi-oceanic corridorย linking the...