http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/CathyInSouthAmerica/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from CathyInSouthAmerica en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:27:48 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:27:48 UTC You would believe that most travelers are gone in February because the peak of the high season is passed. But this is counting without the Argentinians who are on vacation at that time of the year and do travel in their country and as a matter of fact the majority travel mostly only in their country right now due to the economic situation they are facing their money not allowing them to travel http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Puerto-Iguaz-/blog-276681.html Onboard the Via Australis we went through breathtaking scenic 4 days from Punta Arenas through the Cordillera de Darwin Parque Nacional Alberto de Agostini the Beagle Channel Cape Horn and finally Ushuaia.The Captain welcomed us onboard with a cocktail Pisco Sour and we were explained the full program for the four days.Our first landing was on the island Alberto de Agostini where we had the http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Magallanes/Punta-Arenas/blog-276673.html And we arriving to our second highlight of our trip... After 5 days hiking in Torres del Paine we made it all the way down to Punta Arenas where we are ready to embark on our cruise Via Australis to travel via the Cordillera de Darwin the Beagle Channel the Cape Horn to arrive at Ushuaia. It's our first cruise so we are totally unexperienced not sure what to expect but totally excited I e http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Magallanes/Punta-Arenas/blog-276357.html After traveling for 5 weeks alone in Northern Argentina Michael and I met in Santiago and we made our way down South via Pucon Bariloche El Calafate El Chalten. Even though each of these areas certainly have their charm we were anxious to get to Torres del Paine one of the two highlights of our trip the other one being our cruise on Via Australis from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia via the Magell http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Magallanes/Torres-del-Paine/blog-276344.html After hours of driving on a dirty road from Cafayate to Cachi I saw a sign Casa de Campo La Paya saying in French that it was the place where Europeans want to stay. An impulse of curiosity pushed me to explore that place even though I didn't necessarily want to end up in a French hangout. I thought that place would be a few kilometres from the turn but the dirt road was being endless. It was http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Salta/Cachi/blog-274851.html