Activists outraged that sacred Chilean island is listed for sale for $20m
by Dan Collyns from Environment | The Guardian 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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