The Torres mirador

Trekking Torres

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April 30th 2006
Well here I am at last, long time no blog, but here it is, behold! In the far south of Chile lies "Torres del Paine", its considered the No. 1 attraction in Chile - so thought I'd go and find out why. After some 33+ hours of busing right to the east coast of Argentina and back into Chile and then two days of feeling deftly sick, I got my gear together for the great hike through Torres. ... 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