Quanacos are everywhere in the Park

Torres del Paine National Park

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November 24th 2008
Hola, Que tal? So now a short report from my hiking excursion in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile! I took a bus from El Calafate (leaving at 5:30 am) to Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile! The journey all together took about 4.5 hrs, with about an hour at the Chilean border. Since a lot of tour buses cross this tiny border post, the back-up can be quite extensive, but nevertheless ... 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