Patagonia: The New World's Land of Giants

Patagonia is the southernmost part of South America, actually the southern parts of Chile and Argentina. Ferdinand Magellan used the term first when European explorers began sailing around the tip of South America in 1520. The inhabitants of the area were quite impressive. Antonio Pigafetta, sailing with Magellan, described them as giants, and that Spaniards only reached to their waists. This news…