Torres Del Paine

Torres Del Paine

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January 9th 2009
We spent 3 days and 2 nights here and done bits of the famous W trek, which was enough really. We got picked up from our hostel in Puerto Natales and got to the park entrance. We treked 8 hours the first day to the tower base view point which was pretty amazing. We spent the night in the refuge just by the entrance which was nice and cosy. We had dinner there which was good - lamb soup for sta ... 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