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Patagonia Part II - Puerto Natales & Torres del Paine

December 5th 2011
We headed out to Puerto Natales in Chile from El Calafate in Argentina. Border crossings in Patagonia are quite common and so we expected this to be a well organised experience, given the bus company does it every day. What was meant to be a 5 hour bus ride (tolerable!) turned into 7.5 hours as we wasted time at both the Argentine exit point, and also the Chilean entry point. I´m not quite sure ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Torres del Paine

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

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I'm off on another big travel adventure! Starting in Mexico on 22nd Sept and ending up in Sydney on 22nd Dec......with 10 countries in between! Stay tuned for tales from: Yucatan pensinsula, the Carribean and and colonial highlands in Mexico Diving on the barrier reef in Belize Ancient Mayan ruins in Guatemala Beaches and volcanoes Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica The Galapagos and Amazon in Ecuador Gorgeous lakes and Patagonian trekking in Chile and Argentina Soaking up the history and mystery of Incan Cusco and Machi Picchu in Peru and enjoying a week long adventure in Bueno... full info

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