Enjoying a snippet of sunshine by Lago Pehoe

Torres del Paine

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March 14th 2008
We had a week in the Torres del Paine National Park - so named because by the time you leave your legs will feel like 2 towers of pain. Not really, I don´t know where the name comes from, but your legs are guaranteed to hurt a little when you leave. This is when I discovered that I am not destined to be a professional hiker or mountaineer, but I did find 3 things that greatly improved my enjoym ... 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