Ravine on trail

Torres del Paine, Chile

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March 11th 2006
The Pingo Valley We left Puerto Natales early in the morning ($10000p rtn) for the 2hr bus ride to the Park entrance, Guarderia Laguna Amarga. Here we paid the $10000p entrance fee, received our little map and sent one of our food boxes to Juan Carlos at Refugio Las Torres on the transfer bus for $1000p (we packed a couple of food boxes so we could restock as we went around the circuit). Back on ... 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