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Patagonia W Trek Torres del Paine National Park

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November 20th 2013
Torres central, the first day of the w trk in Patagonia. Basking in the sun surrounded by yellow daisies and the snow capped mountains of the Andes. On our 2 hour trip from puerto Natalie's we saw at least 5 condors, massive prehistoric birds which sour high above the clouds and swoop down to takea closer look at the baby arctic sheep and lamas. They say the weather changes in a minute here wh ... 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