Glacier and clouds reflected on the lagoons

The "w" rather than the "W"

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December 15th 2008
From Puerto Natales we took a bus into the Torres Del Paine National Park where we were provided a map and without a guide set about attempting to navigate our route over the course of the next 2 and a half days in what is known as the "W trek". We got to our first Hostel late morning and conscious that the trek to Torres Del Paine and back was around 8 hours we set off with pace. Our training ... read more

South America » Chile

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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