25.1572, The Third and Final Stop for the Region!

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LINGUIST List: Vol-25-1572. Thu Apr 03 2014. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 25.1572, The Third and Final Stop for the Region!

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Subject: The Third and Final Stop for the Region!

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Region 7 | South and Central America | Fund Drive 2014

Here we are at our last stop in South/Central America; Punta Arenas, Chile.
Punta Arenas is the largest city in the 46 southern parallel. This city
originally developed as a penal colony in 1848, but has since grown as an area
of geopolitical and ecological importance.

Due to the history of Cape Horn’s treacherous passages and various seafaring
vessels, Punta Arenas has a strong prevalence of maritime culture. During your
stay in this city, you can visit the Nao Victoria Museum, and see history
firsthand as you explore replicas of the first ship to have sailed completely
around the world. Many European languages were introduced to the Americas via
this trade route and global expansion of colonial empires as they tried to
circumnavigate the globe. Throughout our travels we have witnessed and taken
part in Spanish and Portuguese assimilation programs and strong push to
homogonize languages in South and Central America. Exploring the route of
imperialization and witnessing the damaging effects of linguistic assimilation
as has played out in the southernmost tip of South America, we will experience
the importance of linguistic tolerance and maitenance of diversity.

The Tierra del Fuego archipeligo is not only famous for its unforgivable seas
and treacherous environment, but also for its fragile linguistic heritage.
Many languages from this area are extinct due to genocides and conversion to
Spanish in the 1800s and 1900s. However, there are still a few speakers of
Kawésqar left around these islands.

No visit to Tierra del Fuego would be complete without an encounter with Cape
Horn. This historic milestone is known as “the sailor’s graveyard” due to the
gales and storms that frequented this area during the circumnavigation
attempts by early colonial era sailors, conquistadores, and merchants.

Though Cape Horn is not the southernmost point of South America, it is the
southernmost home range of the magestic Megellanic penguin. This threatened
species at the bottom of the world serves as a reminder that in order to
continue to enjoy the unique and wonderful presence of diversity in our world,
we all must work to preserve, respect, and learn from eachother’s differences
while maintaining our own way of life.

On this trip, I hope you have gained a snapshot of appreciation for the
linguistic, geographic, and cultural diversity of America. Please remind the
folks back home how important it is that we all support eachother in whatever
ways we can. As your travel guide, it has been my pleasure exploring Central
and South America with you. Please don’t forget to donate to The LINGUIST List
to ensure future fun, educational adventures like this one in the year’s to
come!

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