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Chile and Easter Island

The year the Nao Victoria Museum opened. The gentleman's name is the person who built these replicas of famous ships on site in Punta Arenas.

December 2011 the keel of the replica was liad and construction of the Beagle began at the museum. It was completed in February 2016.

The aft of the Victoria.

Another ship built for the museum

Located on the Brunswick Peninsula north of the Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas was originally established by the Chilean government in 1848 as a tiny penal colony to assert sovereignty over the Strait. During the remainder of the 1800s, Punta Arenas grew in size and importance due to the increasing maritime traffic and trade traveling to the west coasts of South and North America. This period of growth also resulted from the waves of European immigrants, mainly from Croatia and Russia attracted to the gold rush and sheep farming boom in the 1880s and early 1900s.

Hotel Jose Nogueira was our home in Punta Arenas. This is a photo of the dining room. The hotel was originally called Palacio Sara Braun. Much history of the area was made within the walls of this hotel through the golden years of Punta Arenas prior to the Panama Canal. This was our hotel where we stayed.

We visit a working estancia today for lunch. We are in for a treat Patagonian Lamb.

The lamb was so good. I went back for thirds.

Here they are preparing the lamb.

They are cutting the meat after breaking the ribs.

The lamb is cooked in this up right position with the heat in front of it.

Dining room

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