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Patagonman 2019: Two British athletes win triathlon in Aysen

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By Caterinna del Rio Giovannini
 
The second edition of Patagonman – dubbed by its organizers “the most extreme triathlon in the world” – was held on Sunday, December 1. The event included 300 athletes who were launched from a ferry into the cold waters of the Aysén Fjord, first swimming 3,800 meters (2.36 miles); then pedaling 180 kms (111.8 miles) of the Carretera Austral, or Southern Highway, from Puerto Chacabuco to Villa Cerro Castillo; and finally running 42.2 kms (26.2 miles) along the Ibáñez River, passing waterfalls and forests until reaching Lake General Carrera.
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The Falkland Islands: Pristine nature under threat

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Photo: Cedric DelvesPhoto: Cedric Delves
 
 
By Jimmy Langman
 

Editors note: The following is from 
Issue 20.
 
On my flight with Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS) to Carcass Island, the pilot invited me to sit up front of the small twin-propeller, 8-seater plane. En route, as I snapped photos of the terrain below, I remarked about how much pristine nature I had seen in the islands up to now. “That’s what they all say,” he gasped.  “But as a pilot, I see this every day,” he said, pointing to a severely eroded hillside bereft of vegetation. “All over the place…the islands have been hammered by overgrazing and fires.”
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The rivers that unite us

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Photo: Salomé CandelaPhoto: Salomé Candela
 
 
By Paulo Urrutia and Jens Benöhr
 
The recently celebrated Nahuelbuta Libre festival has inaugurated the start of a new season of river festivals in Chile for 2019. For some, it may seem strange that this festival circuit starts in late winter. But the reason is simple: for fanatics of whitewater, melting ice and the winter rains give to rivers precisely that energy that each year attracts kayakers and rafters from all over the world.
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Wild rivers: A law to conserve and restore them

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Puelo River. Photo: Alvaro MontañaPuelo River. Photo: Alvaro Montaña
 
 
By Macarena Soler
 
Editors note: The following is from Issue 20.
 
Seen from space, the Earth is mostly blue. It is estimated that close to 70 percent of the surface is covered by water, and the oceans contain a little more than 96 percent of all the water on the planet. Just 3 percent of the water on the globe is fresh water, and part of that is found in rivers, which are essential and irreplaceable for maintaining terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
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How do we take care of our rivers?

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 Rio Simpson. Photo: Matias MondacaRio Simpson. Photo: Matias Mondaca

 
By Tamara Toro Teutsch

Editors Note: The following is from Issue 20.
 
I cast a fly that floats like a moth and wait as it drifts into the nearest pool. The water is flat as a mirror and in its reflection I can see the color of the sky changing from light blue to orange and then to lilac. Night falls. While we take down and put away our tackle, a kingfisher observes us from a fallen tree trunk on the opposite shore. We set off filled with that warm satisfaction of a good day’s fishing, carrying bags filled with hooks, improvised BBQ grills, cans and bottles that we found scattered everywhere. In addition to releasing all of the fish, we try to leave as little trace on the riverbank as possible.
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Scientists and activists meet to discuss threats and challenges for Chilean Patagonia

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By Kurt Castro
 
This past Friday, July 26, the Patagon Journal seminar "A Sustainable Future for Patagonia" was held at the auditorium of Fundación Espacio Telefónica in Santiago. The event brought together scientists and experts from various disciplines to confront and anticipate the threats and challenges for Chilean Patagonia in the years and decades to come.
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Russian rows from New Zealand to Cape Horn in 150 days

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Text and phtoos by Ignacio Palma
Translation by Brent Harlow
 
Puerto Williams – More than 150 days passed since Fedor Konyukhov left New Zealand. On December 6, 2018, he started across the Southern Ocean, alone in his boat, rowing until he eventually reached the waters of Cape Horn. And on a Saturday afternoon, on a calm Beagle Channel and under a resplendent sun, he was close to touching land again as he navigated toward Puerto Williams, a city located on Navarino Island, Chile.
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Seminar: “A Sustainable Future for Patagonia"

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Next Friday, July 26, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, at the auditorium of Espacio Fundacion Telefonica in Santiago, Chile, Patagon Journal invites you to join us for our special seminar: “A Sustainable Future for Patagonia.”
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Issue 20 - Penguin Nation

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In our cover story this issueWayne Bernhardson and Jimmy Langman write about travel in the Falkland Islands. A naturalist’s paradise, diverse birds and marine mammals like elephant seals and sea lions are in abundance. Most spectacular, there are more than a million penguins throughout the archipelago. Yet, there are serious environmental threats to that wildlife, too, as Jimmy Langman writes in a companion story. 
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