The narrow bridge

Torres Del Paine Day 2

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February 10th 2006
Today we must be on the bus by 8am, so that we arrive at the base of our trek by 10am, so that we can climb for 4-5hrs, have lunch, descend in 3hrs, back on the bus for 2hrs, and supper at 8.30pm. Exhausted? So was I. The weather held from yesterday, and today we can see the Torres without a hint of cloud from the hotel / Estancia in which we are staying, on the edge of the Park. We leave almost ... 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