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TORRES del PAINE
PATAGONIA - CHILE
January 2007
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GIORGIO'S HOUSE
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TORRES del PAINE
PATAGONIA - CHILE
January 2007
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TORRES del PAINE: From UShuaia you can take a direct bus (Very difficult in summer)...so...or you book in advance or you have to take the Bus to Punta Arenas (around 10 hours) and then from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales (Around 4 hours). Total cost 50 US$. You can buy the ticket in Ushuaia. There are many travel agencies that sell the same products.
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The trip is very nice...you'll see the Flat Patagonia...then...you'll arrive to Puerto Natales..Stay 1 day in Puerto Natales, buy some food (You cannot bring any meat or fruit with you from Argentina to Chile!). Chile is much more expensive than Argentina. The day after goes to Puerto Natales. Buses use to leave in the morning (Around 8 a.m....(but always CHECK!)...When you arrive to Torres del Paine National Park...wooow...the view is great.
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Entrance fee is around 40 US$. Inside the park there are some Free Camping (Camp. Britanico, Camp. Italiano) and some other where you have to pay (Camp. Torre, Camp.Pehoe, Camp.Grey. Camp. Torre is nice. Camp. Italiano and Britanico are really Basic but better than the Camp in Los Glaciers Park (Where anyway the entrance is for free) (No showers. 2 Toilets 1 lavatory that sometimes doesn't work). No problem for the water. You can drink the water of the hundreds small rivers you'll cross during your walk. So take with you 2 empty plastic bottle.(Very Light)
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The Bus from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas!! :o)
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The Trip: My Adventure partner and another friend. :o)
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The trip to Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
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The trip to Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
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The trip to Punta Arenas - Puerto Natales
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The trip to Punta Arenas:The Gaucho
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Puerto Natales: Shopping time :o)
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Puerto Natales - Torre del Paines: Laguna Amarga
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Torre del Paines:The bus lost the wheels...another hour late! :o)
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My Adventure Partner and me in Camp.Torre( 7 US$ p.p)
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View from Campamento Torre.
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Trekking To Mirador Torres from Camp.Torre (3h.30 min)
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Trekking to Mirador Torres.
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Torres del Paine: Mirador Torres
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Trekking to Mirador Torres.
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Mirador Torres: The Trek.
Total Km return: Km 15.3
Moving time3h.48 min.-Stop 2h.40 min
Moving Average 4.0 Km/h
Tot. Elev. 907 mt
Tot. Ascent. 1.480 mt - Easy moderate
We did the "W" Trek. We started the trek in Torres del Paine from Laguna Amarga Entrance. Built up the tent, we left everything inside and with a very light backpack we went to the mirador Torres (GREAT!!!). Around 3h.30 minutes(1 way)
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