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Puerto Natales and the mighty Torres del Paine

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February 9th 2013
Highs: The W trek was awesome, in the true sense of the word (not awesome like a hotdog). The erratic rock hostal, owned by a larger than life American guy named bill, who makes his own bread and a fine omelette in the morning! And the people we met along the way, all so friendly and nice, particularly Stijn, who we met in El Calafate and Dragos, who we met in the hostal, both of whom we tr ... 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