Fresh Thorn plants

The rocks in the hills around the mountains of Torres del Paine are primarily volcanic. Here we can see an aggregate of stones, smoothed river pebbles, cemented together by ash and/or lava many eons ago.

Torres del Paine Part 2: After the Storm...Chilean Patagonia

April 10th 2007
After having my wallet stolen I returned to Torres with a new attitude: No matter what, nothing could get worse than it already was. After mentally letting go, I was finally able to relax! This fresh attitude was rewarded with a warm bed and excellent meal at Hosteria Pehoe. Rain poured all night as I sipped garlic soup shoulder to shoulder with the Carbineros. When the clouds cleared the next mor ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Torres del Paine

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

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