Torres del Paine

Hiking the Torres del Paine Circuit

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January 12th 2009
Dec 22-31 on the Paine Circuit Transportation to Torres del Paine is really easy to find. The tourism industry is much more organized than i.e. India. Our first day on the trail was beautiful, a little windy, but clear. We got to Camp Seron w/ plenty of time to nap in the sun. The campsites here are very different from the U.S. In the U.S. people tend to look for campsites where they can´t be ... 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