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2. Antarctic gateway cities - Wikipedia

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   Punta Arenas is located on the Southern Cone near the Antarctic Peninsula. More than 20 national Antarctic programs travel through Punta Arenas, more than any other gateway city. [1] In 2016 the municipal government launched a project to increase infrastructure and promote a cultural connection to Antarctica. [19]

3. Manuel Antonio National Park - Wikipedia

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   Manuel Antonio National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio) is a small national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos, Puntarenas, and 157 km (98 mi) from the national capital of San José. It was established in 1972, when the local community sought ...

4. Punta Arenas - Wikipedia

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   Some cruise ships to Antarctica depart from Punta Arenas's port, which also serves as a hub for many cruise lines that travel along the channels and fjords of the region. [citation needed] A scheduled ferry service connects Punta Arenas with the main island of Tierra del Fuego, and a less frequent ferry runs to the Chilean town of Puerto Williams.

5. Trip to Antarctica a voyage of discovery for Rotary ... - AOL

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6. Puntarenas - Wikipedia

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   The name Puntarenas comes from a portmanteau of punta and arenas, which means "point" and "sands", respectively.In English this would translate roughly to "Sand Point". The name is first referenced by the arrival in February 1720 of the pirate John Clipperton to the area, which recorded in his journals to have arrived to a "Punta de Arena", referring to the needle-like area on which the city ...

7. 'It was shocking and beautiful': Trip to Argentina ... - AOL

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   The skiing part of the Antarctica trip got cut short, though, by characteristically nasty weather in that part of the world where the warm water of the Atlantic Ocean and the cold water of the ...