Museo Regional de Ancud Aurelio Bórquez Canobra

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This worthwhile museum, casually referred to as Museo Chiloé, offers interesting displays tracking the history of the island, including a full-sized replica of the Ancud – which sailed the treacherous fjords of the Strait of Magellan to claim Chile's southernmost territories – and a massive intact blue-whale skeleton.


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