First sighting of Torres del Paine peaks

Torres del Paine - kind of Heaven on Earth

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February 28th 2009
Torres del Paine is remote. It's isolated in the middle of the Southern part of Chile and one of the ways to get there is driving from Punta Arenas up North (about 3 hours, they say) or from Argentina. But you can also take a short commuter flight from Punta Arenas to a nearby airport and its about 35 minutes max. When you land, it'll be just you at the aiport, the mountains and the vastness of ... read more

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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