Towers from the Fauna Trail

Torres del Paine - The Chilean side of Patagonia

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February 13th 2013
The fly-out option from Antarctica took us into Punta Arenas... and so how could we not take a few days in Torres del Paine national park on the way home?! We had a couple of days in Punta Arenas, enjoying (!) doing our laundry and being back on land. We also went to the biggest tourist attraction in the town - the cemetary. I guess it was interesting to see the size of the mausoleums etc but I fo ... 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