Photo quiz from Patagonia

16 January, 2011

What place is for this beautiful picture of Patagonia? Here's a hint: is a land rich in fossils that keeps memory of a daring pioneer British, early twentieth century, moved here with his family to try to make a fortune in the emerging business of wool. This is a ham radio enthusiast who paid with his life with his pioneering zeal extreme communications equipment.
What story lies behind this suggestive instant? Gerardo Bartolomé, writer and traveler, will reveal the mystery within a week in his very interesting blog «From Patagonia».

byGerardo Bartolomé

Published January 16, 2011

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