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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 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) โ...
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...
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, Lokรถshpi in the Yaghan language) is far more than just a geographic point. Located at 55ยฐ58โฒ south latitude and 67ยฐ16โฒ west longitude, this rocky promontory at 425 meters above sea level marks the southernmost...