Cerro Paine Grande

Torres del Paine

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April 24th 2006
Puerto Natales is a small, sleepy town, with not much to do other than to get ready for trekking the "W" in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. It's called the W because the trek goes in that shape. The national park is situated next to the Southern polar ice cap. It's full of glaciars, lakes and spectacular mountains. We hired all our camping gear and bought our food for the next 6 days. I w ... 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