Originally Posted by ylwae
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.
How right you are,
ylwae! Thanks for the correction. I can't believe I've been thinking it meant Land of Storms all this time. Especially since I've been passing myself off as one who speaks passable Spanish. I guess I haven't had much need for the word "Fire" in my day to day conversations or I would have known this somewhat earlier.
