My parents explained that the glaciers and ice in Chile looked cleaner than the ones up north in Alaska. The ice was somehow whiter, clearer, and in some cases more brilliantly turquoise. The freezing waters in the fjords looked cleaner as well. It makes sense that the natural landscape of South America is in a healthier state than it's North American counterpart because it has a much smaller population, less industry, and less infrastructure. Here the stunning nature is as it should be: relatively untouched and untarnished by humans!