Turquoise glacial meltwater

Torrents of pain in Torres del Paine

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November 24th 2005
We're already running out of superlatives with which to describe the places that we have visited in South America. As far as we're concerned Torres del Paine trumps the lot - it's probably the most stunning place that either of us have ever visited. We'll try to describe it as best we can but we could never do it justice - you'll just have to visit it for yourselves. Torres del Paine is a natio ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more