Grande Paine

South America Day 8

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January 20th 2009
20th January The tent survived the night through extremely strong winds. The morning was overcast & windy as all mornings in Patagonia seem to be. By the time we had wrestled the tent down the skies had cleared & the sun was shining. The day’s route followed the lake shore of Lago Skottsberg then to the bottom of what is known as the French Valley. The views up this valley are reputed to ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Puerto Natales

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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