Into the Valley

Torres del Paine

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January 20th 2008
We spent five days in the Torres del Paine National Park in the southern part of Patagonia, Chile. The Torres del Paine circuit is a pretty well trodden route and we went at peak time so it was busy. Little fear of forgetting the Spanish for ´Hi´ - we used our Hola on average every five minutes. We checked the weather beforehand; the forecast was good apart from the 50+km/h winds. The night befo ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Puerto Natales

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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