View from Cerro San Cristobal, Santiago, Chile, South America

Little fishing boats in Chonchi, Chiloe, Chile, South America

The Metropolitan Cathedral dating from 1745 and modern glass tower block in distance, Plaza de Armas, Santiago, Chile, South America

Reflections of a glacier in Chilean Fjordland, Magallanes, Chile, South America

Garibaldi Glacier, Garibaldi Fjord, Darwin National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Vera Cruz Church, Santiago, Chile, South America

Port of Valparaiso, Chile, South America

Colourful buildings, Valparaiso, Chile, South America

Tthe fishing harbour of Ancud, Island of Chiloe, Chile, South America

Garibaldi Fjord, Darwin National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile, South America

El Tatio Geysers and fumaroles, Andes at 4300m, northern area, Chile, South America

Central Market (Mercado Central), Santiago, Chile, South America

Hotel Alto Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Tthe fishing harbour of Ancud, Island of Chiloe, Chile, South America

Luna Valley, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

View from Cerro San Cristobal, Santiago, Chile, South America

Woman sitting above a river bend in front of the Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Hotel Alto Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Antarctic Dream ship, Chile, South America

El Tatio Geysers and fumaroles, Andes at 4300m, northern area, Chile, South America

Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, South America

University of Chile (Universidad de Chile) and Metro sign, Santiago, Chile, South America

Fresh produce market, Ancud, Island of Chiloe, Chile, South America

White church at San Pedro Oasis in the Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Fishing boats in the harbour of Dalcahue, Chiloe, Chile, South America

Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Santiago University, Chile, South America

Valle de la Luna, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Fishing boats in Coquimbo Port, Norte Chico Region, Chile, South America

Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Santiago, Chile, South America

Valparaiso, Chile, South America

Valparaiso, Chile, South America

San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

San Francsico church and modern office, Santiago, Chile, South America

Santiago, Chile, South America

Artisania market, Delcahue, Island of Chiloe, Chile, South America

Cathedral, main square, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Chile. Mapuche indian girl, chol chol, near temuco

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Brüggen Glacier, also known as Pío XI Glacier is the only advancing tidewater glacier in South America, Southern Patagonian, Chile

Brüggen Glacier, also known as Pío XI Glacier is the only advancing tidewater glacier in South America, Southern Patagonian, Chile

Cape Horn, the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of Southern Chile

Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Chile. Mapuche woman heating water in her kitchen, temuco

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Petroglyphs with birdman images beside lake in crater, Orongo, Easter Island, Chile, South America

Petroglyphs with birdman images beside lake in crater, Orongo, Easter Island, Chile, South America

Mount Terevaka, a young volcano, the highest point on the island, 511 m above sea level, Easter Island, Chile, South America

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

The colorful houses on the water, known as palafitos, in the town of Castro, Island of Chiloé, Chile

Maoi in the Rano Raraku volcanic crater formed of consolidated ash (tuf), Easter Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

La Moneda Palace, designed by the Italian architect Joaquin Toesca, originally the Mint, later the official residence of the President and the administrative centre of the Government, Santiago, Chile, South America

Mount Terevaka, a young volcano, the highest point on the island, 511 m above sea level, Easter Island, Chile, South America

Lake in crater, Orongo, Easter Island, Chile, South America

One of the group of moai at Ahu Tahai, near Hanga Roa, Easter Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Moai in the Rano Raraku volcanic crater formed of consolidated ash (tuf), Easter Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Ahu Tongariki where 15 moai statues stand with their backs to the ocean, Easter Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Traditional wood boardwalks in Caleta Tortel coastal village, Aysén Region, Chile

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Moai in the Rano Raraku volcanic crater formed of consolidated ash (tuf), Easter Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chile, South America

Traditional wood boardwalks in Caleta Tortel coastal village, Aysén Region, Chile

Volcanic crater of Rano Raraku, Easter Island, Chile, South America

Central Market (Mercado Central), Santiago, Chile, South America

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Volcanic crater of Rano Raraku, Easter Island, Chile, South America

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Views of the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

The Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile, Southern Pacific Ocean

The Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile, Southern Pacific Ocean

Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) bow-riding Zodiacs on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Views of the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Views of the Drake Passage, the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Ship wreck "Kapitän Leonidas" in a Chilean Fjords secenery. Canal Mesier, Southern Chile

Aerial views of snow-capped mountains, ice fields, and glaciers on a charter flight from Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina