climbing rocks

The Trek

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February 25th 2007
Trekking in Torres Del Paine I´m on a bus heading to Chile with a throbbing head and a throbbing thumb. They hand out customs forms asking us to declare any organic matter, eggs, vegetables, meat, grains etc as apparently it is illegal to bring food from Argentina. Yes actually i do have some... like a whole backpack full which i spent my hungover day buying ready for my 5 day trek. I briefly con ... 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