Happy Sounds - A Serena Nature Sounds Podcast

This rainy nighttime soundscape was captured from a balcony overlooking a small, protected bay on the eastern side of Chiloé Island just before midnight in late autumn. Chiloé Island sits at the northern end of the Patagonian Archipelago, which stretches south for another 1000-plus kilometers. Picturesque snow-covered volcanoes located on the mainlaind can be seen in the distance. The word Chiloé is from the indigenous Mapuche language and means "seagull place". You can hear the gulls off in the distance in an almost regular rhythm throughout this recording. It is a land of cheerfully painted houses, small fishing and farming villages tucked into the rolling green hills or nestled alongside the many little bays and harbors. The island is probably most famous for the hundreds of fastidiously constructed catholic churches built by the Spanish missionaries and conquistadores in the 16th Century. But it also has international recognition thanks to Charles Darwin’s six month stay on the island