one of many river crossings

Puerto Natales

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December 7th 2012
After a bus trip of 5hrs from Calafate to Puerto Natales in Chile was uneventful. Checked into the hostel around lunchtime we asked about the W walk in the national park Torres del Paine we were advised of a meeting in the hostel about the walk. We went off and explored the town found a place to hire the camping gear required. Later at the hostel we attended the meeting where the hostel owner chat ... 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