As I waited in the cold, early morning air, battered by the wind, I began to wonder if my effort had been worth it. I have to say, it wasn't looking good - when I'd got up at 5am, the sky had been clear. But within half an hour it had clouded over and had even started to rain. But just as I was about to give up and go down to my tent, the sunrise broke through the clouds...and at the same moment the sunlight hit the Torres, a rainbow magically appeared, arching directly over the tower. I had my sunrise! The sunrise was the climax of the Torres del Paine National Park, in Patagonia - one of the 'must see' sights of South America. It's absolutely stunning, a combination of glaciar, lakes and the
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