Russ & Barb’s Travels
Puerto Eden
Puerto Eden is a Chilean hamlet on Wellingtn Island. It is considered one of Chile’s most isolated inhabited places and is only accessible by sea. The village is known for being the home of the last Kaweshkar people. The population was 176 in a 2002 census.There ae no roads, only pedestrian walkways connecting the houses and shops. A weekly transport boat takes local fish and shellfish products, mainly mussels, to markets. The weekly boat also transports refuse from the village.
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our arrival to Puerto Eden
easy to know where you are
at the main visitor arrival dock
map of Puerto Eden
part of the dock (Oscar Farrera, HX)
school (Oscar Farrera, HX)
supermarket (Oscar Farrera, HX)
Barb being followed
a lot of mussels
cat enjoying the sunshine
on the walkway
power generating station, runs part time
this vessel has seen its better days
many fuchsia
a humming bird (Oscar Farrera, HX)
an old welcome sign
our ship in the bay
going through one of the narrow passages
night sky near Puerto Eden