Day 1

Torres del Paine trek

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March 20th 2006
It's amazing that in almost any town or village you can find a hostel or an agency that works only with Israelis. This is most pronounced in Puerto Natales. There we had the pleasure to meet Juan, who is a Chilean, and who made us a lecture about the Torreses in almost perfect Hebrew. After hearing the lecture, and being hardcore trek oriented, or thinking we are, me and Lior decided to do th ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Puerto Natales

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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