"Robinson Crusoe Island"

Paradise lost: The Juan Fernandez Archipelago – better known as the Robinson Crusoe Island – was hit hard by the tsunami following the massive earthquake in Chile. Many of the 600 inhabitants lost their homes, the infrastructure is widely damaged. Juan Fernandez, located 670 km off the south american coast, is one of the most famous (and remote) spots in the pacific. It was here that the sailor Alexander Selkirk was marooned in 1704 and lived in solitude for more than four years. Selkirk inspired Daniel Defoe to write the classic novel, Robinson Crusoe. Juan Fernandez today is a World Biosphere Reserves and well known for many endemic species like the Magellanic Penguin.