Torres del Paine

Conquering The 'W' - Torres Del Paine

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March 21st 2007
To access Torres del Paine national park we are based in a small town called Puerto Natales. Its totally ramshackle and when we first arrived we thought our hostel was part of the local shanty town. Surprisingly the buildings are better than they look on the outside and we are actually living in reasonable comfort - hot water showers at least - you always have to put the toilet paper in the binâ ... 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