Parque Nacional Torres del Paine

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I just got back from a 5 day trekking/backpacking trip in Torres del Paine, the park in Patagonian Chile famous for its towers (torres). In addition to being a bit tired, I don´t think that I can fully describe my experience in words, or even pictures. Hands down my favorite place in South America. Here´s a tease:

Imagine a place where metallic blue lakes are enveloped by vibrant flowers, mountain berries and lush, pristine pine forests. Where hills give way to towering snow-laden peaks, and snow turns to massive glaciers, which creak and groan and every so often treat you to a thundering avalanche. Unique geoligically-shaped summits dot the landscape, transiently protruding from the mist to provide cellestial viewpoints.

To accentuate how great this place is, I loved it so much despite having awful weather for three of the five days I was there, and effectively missing out on seeing anything from two of the three famous miradors in the park. It´s that beautiful.

Going to El Calafate tomorrow to check out Glacier Perito Moreno, as well as Cerro Fitz Roy in El Chalten.

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