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Torres del Paine - Return of the King

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January 10th 2008
Cont. ... The 26th dawned cloudy, and a little cool, but not too much wind. It would turn out to be a long hard day. This was the day we went to the Valle Bader (Bader Valley). Felipe had only been their twice before, on his own, and had never taken anyone there, let alone a client. There was no real trail; the climbers have made a rough trail some of the way, but we didn't take it on the way i ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Torres del Paine

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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