Grey Glacier

Torres del Paine & the Three Towers

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March 30th 2008
We travelled north and across the border back into Chile to Punta Arenas, where on the way we visited an out of the way penguin colony. It was a fantastic location as it was in the middle of nowhere, and just our tour group and the penguins. We got there late afternoon and the penguins were just wandering up the beach to return to their nests on the main land, so we got to see them waddle up, an ... 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