Beagle

Homage to Darwin

February 15, 2017

Day 103, Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, Gerlache Strait. This week marks the two hundred and eight year of the birth of Charles Darwin (12 February 1809).

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Heroic expeditions and its ships

February 7, 2017

Day 95, Tuesday, February 7th, 2017, Punta Arenas, Chile.

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Tierra del Fuego channel

February 4, 2017

Day 92, Saturday, February 4th, 2017, Punta Arenas. On board the research vessel Hespérides.

Research Lab

Ushuaia: a betrayal to Darwin

December 29, 2016

@ValentínCarrera, Ushuaia. The main change that I have seen in Ushuaia in thirty years is that it is now a tourist destination.

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@ValentínCarrera, Ushuaia (Argentina) What do we know about planet Earth? We know very little or to put it mildly, not much. However, by saying this, I do not deny the advancement of science, quite the opposite. Today the volcanologist Amos…

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Murky Waters all the way from Rio de La Plata

November 26, 2016

Day 21, Friday, November 25, 2016, St. Jocunda, 33 ° 52 S, 52 ° 04 W. The waters are murky, the Sarmiento de Gamboa ‘s desalination plant produced 30% more water than yesterday and the probes have detected a marked change…