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On the way to Torres del Paine

Puerto Natales is a tourist town with seemingly almost as many Americans (that's USA persons to be exact) than Chileans.  It appears to be set up more as a gateway to Torres del Paine than a notable town in it's own right.  So we spent a half day and a night picking up our rental and stocking up on everything (except enough Chilean pesos - for a major tourist location it's surprising that cash is still king in Torres del Paine) before heading to the park.


We choose to enter from the east and found a nice camping ground just outside the park.

Eric went for a run and "discovered" a waterfall on the Rio Paine that was almost unmarked on tourist maps but well worth a visit.


We set up tents and enjoyed spotting the local wildlife.




This is not a puma

Fortunately the weather held allowing us to see a beautiful dawn over the towers before we packed up and headed into the park.

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  1. Cass and PipFebruary 9, 2019 at 6:30 PM

    Beautiful - I've been enjoying your photos as I shiver away in the office corner :)

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  2. EESFebruary 11, 2019 at 2:39 AM

    We've been shivering plenty in the last few days too. Patagonia is known for having four seasons in one day and we have seen all of them.

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