Torres Del Paine National Park

We did the Torres Del Paine, and god did it hurt!

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December 14th 2006
So next stop was the Torres Del Paine Nacional Park, something which we had been looking forward to and dreading at the same time as it looked like it was going to be a lot of hard work. We caught an early bus from El Calafate to Puerto Natales, and went in search of the Erratic Rock Hostel. This hostel had been recommended numerous times on the Internet, and was definitely worth staying at. It ... 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