Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine to Puerto Natales

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February 28th 2011
It rained the entire night and it showed no sign of stopping in the morning, but we decided to hike 1.5 hours to see some cave wall paintings from 5000 to 6000 years ago. Along the way we saw many guanaco carcasses from puma kills. There were some round depression in the ground from guanacos rolling around to get rid of fleas and other parasites. We also saw some Lesser Rheas, ostrich-like bird ... 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