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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 12:53 am
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Originally Posted by Seat 2A
Tierra del Fuego translates into the Land of Storms and most of our trip was made in wind and rain.
Great report!

'Tierra del Fuego' means 'Land of Fire'. I only mention this because when I was in Chile in March (at almost exactly the same time you were!), I heard an interesting explanation for the name: European explorers saw fires lit by the Ona people, and promptly came up with the name for the tierra. Not as dramatic a story as I'd hoped for, but enlightening nonetheless.
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