Lago Pehoe

The Towers of the Chilean Patagonia

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March 19th 2007
Travelling is a dirty business. Literally. This pair of cargo-trousers that I am wearing went about with me in South Africa, then Argentina san wash, now they are expected to do the treks of Torres Del Paine. They do not look dirty but if you know what they have been through you would not even pick them up with your toes. This is what I hate about trekking - no access to my entire clean wa ... 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