With the glacial lakes and windswept steppes of Patagonia as a backdrop, the National Park Torres del Paine offers some of the most breathtaking mountain scenery on the planet.
The three colossal towers in the center of the park allows climbing demanding and intimidating, and the central tower the crown jewel. For mere mortals, uneven paths, walks are a better option.
Driving it around enormous glaciers, along with a deep blue lakes and through scenic limes where guanacos and ostriches roam freely. The breathtaking views and offset the high winds and wet weather.
Opened in 1959, the Torres del Paine National Park has 250,000 acres in size and in 1978 was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Under the administration of the Chilean Forest Service, the park is very well organized and has more than 250 km of hiking trails and demarcated.
All this rich and seemingly limitless diversity, creates an ideal environment for observation and exploration. Torres del Paine is considered one of the best places for practicing trekking high-performance, short, very heavy walking.
There are several channels through 250 km of trails, which are almost all points to the most amazing park, as the glacial lake at the base of Torres del Paine, Lake Grey and Lake Pehoe, where you can get close to the fabulous Paine Horns.
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