Patagonia - a harsh land of giants Bashny.Net

I suggest to admire the beauty of Patagonia with a series of photos of Russian photographer Vadim Balakina.

Patagonia - South America, located to the south of the rivers Rio Colorado (another version - the Rio Negro and Limaj) in Argentina and Bio Bio in Chile, although absolutely precise definition does not exist. Sometimes rank Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Located in Argentina and Chile, including the Andes Mountains to the west and south, and plateaux and low plains to the east. The name "Patagonia" is derived from the word patagón, used by Magellan to describe the indigenous people, who in the view of his expedition were giants. Now assume that the average growth Tehuelche who lived at that time in Patagonia, was about 1, 80 m, which is much more than the average growth of the Spaniards at the time - 1, 55 m.