El Chalten to the end of the world (Puerto Williams), via Torres del Paine
March 18th 2014 After reaching El Chalten the hard way and having already seen Mount Fitzroy in the dawn light, we decided against embarking on one of the many treks from the town and instead settled for a tasty pizza, a few beers, a "real" coffee and a warm bed for the night. El Chalten is beautifully situated overlooking Los Glaciares National Park and has ample trekking opportunities straight from town but not
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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 
