Monochrome

The Malleco Viaduct (Spanish: Viaducto del Malleco) is a railway bridge in central Chile, passing over the Malleco River valley in the Araucania Region. It was opened in 1890. At that time it was the highest such bridge in the world. A myth claims that the bridge was designed by Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel made a bridge proposal, but it was rejected by the Chilean authorities. It was designed by Aurilio Lasterria and the manufacture of the bridge was awarded to Schneider et Cie. O Le Creusot, another French company. The bridge is 102 m tall and 368 m long.

'Museo del Recuerdo' - Punta Arenas

old steam excavator - 1928, 'Museo del Recuerdo' - Punta Arenas

The "County of Peebles" in the background was the first iron 4-mast windjammer in the world, built 1875 in Glasgow and was in operation till 1898. Unfortunately there is no accessable viewpoint for an overlook of this beauty. It's military playground and well protected. The british frigate had 1614 grt, the dimensions are 81.3 x 11.8 x 7.1 m. Only 4 lower masts still intact.

looking into a fireless future.... Ford fire truck at Museo Mina Rica, Patagonia, previously working in Puerto Williams, the most southern village on earth!

Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego - Chile

Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia - Chile.......PiP for color

...probably ;-)

abandoned Russfin gold mine

abandoned goldmine (operated by british company 1904-1910) in the Chilean part of Tierra del Fuego - Patagonia

Whaling boat 'Amalia B' for 6 oars at the Estancia Haberton in Patagonia, built by Qespard Bridges in 1901. The Bridges-family is founder of this oldest Estancia in argentinian Tierra del Fuego.