The Lost Island of Madre de Dios
In January 2017, a team of explorers set off to undertake one of the last geographic expeditions on the isle of Madre de Dios, a true terra incognita located in the heart of Patagonia and the Chilean Antarctic. To carry out this risky exploration in one of the most remote parts of the planet, speleologists, divers, geologists, botanists, and biologists must face extreme conditions in this unexplored land to conduct their research.
In January 2017, a team of explorers set off to undertake one of the last geographic expeditions on the isle of Madre de Dios, a true terra incognita located in the heart of Patagonia and the Chilean Antarctic. To carry out this risky exploration in one of the most remote parts of the planet, speleologists, divers, geologists, botanists, and biologists must face extreme conditions in this unexplored land to conduct their research.
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