Impressive views

You can see why people rave about the secnery at Torres del Paine. The photo still does not do it justice. It had loads of cool fauna too like guanacos (like llamas), condors, flamingos and nandus (these mini emus that the indigenous people use to eat - it was so popular amongst the locals that they started a fast food chain called Nandu's which then went on to be stolen by the Portguese and called Nando's.... another fact I just made up now!)

Glaciers, Winds, Mountains and Penguins

December 5th 2008
Last time we wrote we had just been on the glacier in El Calafate in Argentina. Well we headed up to El Chaten and did some day hikes through some amazing countryside with more glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and some even more amazing tasty cakes! Then it was time to say goodbye to Argentina and head down to Puerto Natales in Chile and the famous Torres del Paine. Now the whole deal with Torres d ... read more

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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

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