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Patagonia Pt 2: Torres del Paine

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January 24th 2014
Three days into our Patagonian endeavour, we arrived in the town of Peurto Natales, feeling somewhat under the weather. Whether it was something we picked up on our flight down or the acclimatisation to our new temperate surroundings, we were both sniffing and spluttering all over the place. With the prospect of 4 nights of camping in the harsh Patagonian wilderness ahead, the apprehension and sec ... 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