Article 589JF Activists outraged that sacred Chilean island is listed for sale for $20m

Activists outraged that sacred Chilean island is listed for sale for $20m

by
Dan Collyns
from on (#589JF)

Guafo, a 50,000-acre island, is a hotspot for marine biodiversity and part of the ancestral land of the Mapuche people

The island of Guafo sits on the route taken by blue whales heading into the fjords of Chilean Patagonia. It is a hotspot for marine biodiversity, home to rare flora and sacred to the indigenous Mapuche people.

And now it is up for sale.

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