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Torres Del Paine

Hiking in Patagonia – Torres del Paine Part 1

By on September 16, 2011 ]

Patagonia travel triggers visions and feelings of extreme adventure for trekkers around the world.  You’ve seen the pictures on-line and you’ve heard stories about the unpredictable weather, vast glaciers, snow capped Andes mountains and the dramatic reward of hiking in Patagonia.  Are you ready to hike one of the most renowned treks in the world? [...]

Glaciers National Park

Travel Photo of the Day: Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciers National Park

By on August 12, 2011 ]

One of the greatest glaciers we visited in Patagonia was Perito Moreno Glacier in Glaciers National Park near El Calafate, Argentina.  Boats allow you to get up close and gain a better perspective of the glacier’s size and structure.  Large crevasses reach deep into the ice field, but continually fall off as the glacier slowly slides.  The [...]

Travel Patagonia

Travel Patagonia – Puerto Natales, Chile

By on January 5, 2011 ]

If you are planning to travel patagonia and visit Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, you will inevitably arrive to Puerto Natales.  Lying next to the cloudy turquoise glacier shores of Seno Ultima Esperanza, extreme wind conditions are common.  It’s a small town with most buildings only a single story with the main street [...]

Photo of the Day: Magellanic Penguin On Peninsula Valdez

Photo of the Day: Magellanic Penguin On Peninsula Valdez

By on August 29, 2010 ]

Magellanic penguins dot the Argentina Patagonia landscape along the coast. Peninsula Valdez offers a myriad of sea life viewing opportunities including sea lions, elephant seals, penguins and if you are lucky, killer whales (orcas). As we drove our rented vehicle down the east coast of the peninsula from Punta Norte, we pulled off the side [...]

Turismo en Chile

Photo of the Day: Nature in Torres del Paine Patagonia

By on August 26, 2010 ]

Torres del Paine National Park (Parque Nacional Torres del Paine) is a national park encompassing a mountains, glacier, lake, and river-rich areas in southern Chilean Patagonia. The national park (598.593,02 acres) is a popular hiking destination in Chile. There are clearly marked paths and many refugios which provide shelter and basic services. Views are breathtaking. [...]

Photo of the Day: Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia

Photo of the Day: Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia

By on August 15, 2010 ]

The Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier located in the Glaciers National Park (Parque Nacional Los Glaciares) in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentina Patagonia. This ice field is the world’s third largest reserve of fresh water. The Perito Moreno Glacier [...]

Photo of the Day: Pink Flamingos in Patagonia Argentina

Photo of the Day: Pink Flamingos in Patagonia Argentina

By on July 25, 2010 ]

On the bus ride from Calafate, Argentina to the Perito Moreno Glacier, our driver pulled over just outside Calafate so we could take some pictures of the beautiful pink flamingos in a lake. Flamingos can be be found throughout much of South America and it’s best to have a telephoto lens when trying to capture [...]

Photo of the Day: Foxglove Flower In Chile

Photo of the Day: Foxglove Flower In Chile

By on July 11, 2010 ]

We know we have given you this photo on our Travel Photo of the Day series before, but it is my personal favorite flower picture and I just had to included it in our flower and plant week. Foxgloves are also called Witches’ Gloves, Dead Men’s Bells, Fairy’s Glove, Gloves of Our Lady, Bloody Fingers, [...]