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Candelariella magellanicaย andย Sclerococcum nothofagi: two new species discovered on Navarino Island
The yellow powder that Puerto Williams residents have always seen on the trunks of lenga beech (Nothofagus pumilio) had never received a scientific name: Candelariella magellanica. In JanuaryโFebruary 2005, and again in January 2008, an international team of...
Cercophana frauenfeldiiย Felder, 1862 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae): Taxonomy, Ecology and Presence in the Far South of Chile
Once is not always the norm aboard the sailing vessel Milagro โ and following Callisphyris leptopus Philippi: in mid-April 2026, with Ben, Milena, Gabriel, Damien and Lauriane, as we were leaving one of the arms of Bahรญa Tres Brazos, a bay located...
Peatlands of Tierra del Fuego: peat mosses and liverworts, the silent architects of the austral bogs
In the peatlands of Tierra del Fuego and the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, two groups of non-vascular plants quietly rule over landscapes that might seem hostile to any form of dense life: peat mosses (Sphagnum) and liverworts. Tiny to the naked eye, these bryophytes...
Callisphyris leptopusย Philippi, a visitor during the southern storms
At first glance, this insect might look like a slender wasp lost far from its nest. Yet, this specimen observed aboard theย Milagroย on April 9, 2026, north-east of Hoste Islandโwhile the ship was anchored in a forest-lined area battered by bad weatherโbelongs to an...
Coicopihue or Copihue?ย Philesia magellanicaย vsย Lapageria rosea: learning to tell them apart in the Chilean forest
The copihue (Lapageria rosea) and the coicopihue (Philesia magellanica) are two closely related species, both belonging to the Philesiaceae family and native to the temperate and subantarctic forests of Chile. They resemble each other...
Theย Ley de Glaciaresย in Argentina (Glacier Law): context, reform, and resistance
Law 26.639, also know as Ley de Glaciares and enacted in 2010, established in Argentina the Minimum Budgets Regime for the Preservation of Glaciers and the Periglacial Environment, legally cementing the idea that glaciers are strategic freshwater reserves and public...
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...