Torres del Paine lookout

Weather wasn´t great on the 2nd morning when we trekked up from the campsite to the Torres lookout but it was breathtaking nonetheless. We´d got up at 5 am and kept trekking until about 4:30 pm that same day!

Trekking in the Patagonian Andes!

December 19th 2005
It´s been a long time since I´ve had access to a computer because Nick and I flew from Santiago straight down to Punta Arenas, so that we could visit the Torres del Paine national park. It really was so stunning that I kept saying "This is so beautiful" over and over again! It had everything - HUGE glaciers, turquoise lakes, and beautiful mountains, including the eponymous ´Torres´(towers). I� ... read more

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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

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