Almost There

Mountains!

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March 29th 2007
Andrew here... we felt that I should write this one, given that I had a wicked grin from ear to ear for most of our trek. We were finally going to be in the Patagonian mountains!!!! The trekking guide for this area was the first book I bought when we started to plan our year long trip... it was one of the destinations that I was most looking forward to. We got off the bus at the Argentina- ... 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