At the Torres

Heading North Through Chile

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November 22nd 2007
The past two weeks have been spent mostly in Patagonia and then travelling North through Chile. We successfully completed the ´W´ trek through the Torres Del Paine National Park in the South of Chile. Including a bit of ´off piste´ walking, the W took 4 days and 4 nights and covered roughly 90kms through amazing scenery including lakes, mountains and all in between. Our guidebook said that yo ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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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