Patagonia - Chile’s Last Frontier

About this episode

This episode explores how Patagonia's dramatic environment has influenced its people and cultures, featuring insights from archaeologist Dr Chris Carter.

Patagonia is one of the world’s great frontier landscapes – a region shaped by ice, wind and the long histories of those who have lived and travelled there. In this episode of The Thinking Traveller, we are joined by Dr Chris Carter who traces how Patagonia’s dramatic environment has shaped its people, cultures and national parks. Chris is an archaeologist with over 25 years’ experience leading tours, including over 30 tours to South American countries. His PhD research was based on excavatio...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Chris Carter

Topics covered

• Patagonia
• archaeology
• cultural history
• national parks
• South America

Keywords

• Patagonia
• Chile
• archaeology
• cultural history
• national parks
• South America
• Dr Chris Carter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Academy Travel

Places: Patagonia, Chile

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