Rewarding view

Torres del Paine - back to Puerto Natales - Mar 6

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March 6th 2012
After warming up in the refugio and trying to eat a little more bread, we took off for another hike. I should have mentioned, the most popular hike in Torres del Paine is the "W" - a W shaped trail that gives you views of the towers. Given the sicknesses and heavy packs we decided to just try to day hike what we could. Anyway, after drying out, we took off on the southern part of the W. Our ... read more

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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