Tag: “Patagonia”

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   Guanaco

   This guanaco, a type of llama, was kind enough to pose in front of the massive granite towers known as the Torres del Paine.

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   Ushuaia

   Ushuaia is at the southern tip of Argentina. They call it the "End of the World".

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   Los Cuernos

   Los Cuernos as seen from across Lake Pehoe and Hotel Explora Salto Chico.

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   Riding in Torres del Paine

   Hotel Explora has a full stable and offers riding for beginners and experts. While we were there, one lady did nothing but gallop across the hills the entire time.

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   Explora Hotel Salto Chico

   Explora Hotel Salto Chico sits on the wind whipped shores of Lake Pehoé in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. It is surrounded by the stunning granite peaks of the Paine mountain range and serves as a luxury base camp to explore Patagonia, one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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   View from our hotel room in Patagonia

   When not hiking across the rugged landscape of Patagonia, the cozy rooms of the Hotel Explora in Torres del Paine National Park afforded spectacular views. Only the pounding wind against the window reminded us it was not a painting.

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   TIERRA DEL FUEGO. CHILE.

   Crossing the Magallanes strait, 3 hours in a ship and then 3 more hours in a little compact car of the 80´s, I arrived to Russfin (180 kms from "Porvenir", the main city of Tierra del Fuego), a little village with no more of 20 inhabitants, mostly shepherds, no women and 3000 sheeps.

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   "Pierdas Blancas" Glacier

   The "Piedras Blancas" (White stones) glacier is a good example of the beauty of "Los Glaciares" National Park, Patagonia, Argentina.

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   The Peak beyond the Glacier

   Perito Moreno Glacier.
   Glaciers National Park in Patagonia, Argentina.