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As ships are moored in this port, you will be tendered ashore.
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Robinson Crusoe island, also known as Juan Fernández Island, is located in the archipelago of Juan Fernández, 414 miles off the coast of South America. It owes its name to the story of the shipwreck of Alexander Selkirk, immortalized in the famous novel "Robinson Crusoe', by Daniel Defoe.
Less than 1000 inhabitants.
True to its description in the story, the island is a fascinating
lost paradise, with an endemic flora and fauna that is unknown
in other latitudes. Seventy percent of the plant species in the
island are endemic, and you may see the Juan Fernández fur
seal or the Juan Fernandez firecrown, both unique
to this area.
The
archipelago is currently a World Biosphere Reserve. Its landscape does
justice to the novel, with peaks rising 1,500m above sea level, paths
for walks and a beach with temperate waters where one can swim or scuba
dive in places where there are sunken ships or fish for lobster. The
island is utopia come to life.
The island receives a special kind of tourist such as naturalists
or people who dive for sport and also demanding adventurers because
there are very few comforts to be found here. Instead, you may enjoy
a savage and virgin nature that captivates and causes quite an impression
on everybody who goes there.
Scuba and snorkeling
Robinson Crusoe's marine ecosystem is quite nearly as unique as its terrestrial
ecosystem - and every bit as beautiful. Excellent visibility, steep
sea cliffs, vast schools of endemic fish species, and abundant spiny
lobsters attract connoisseurs to this little-known dive paradise.
Trekking
Trekking is not only the best way to visit Robinson Crusoe heavily
forest interior - it is the only way. Rugged trails connect the town
of San Juan Bautista with highlight attractions such as the Mirador
de Selkirk - to which the wrecked sailor climbed each day to scan
the horizon for ships- and lead on to Cerro El Yunque, at 915m the
highest point on the island
Credit Card acceptance is considerably reduced in small towns and communities, for which reason when visiting these it is recommended you take with you cash in local currency: the Chilean peso. 1 USD = 520 CH or CLP. This will prevent any unpleasant surprises.
Spanish is Chile's official language
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