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We booked a tour through our hotel in Santiago (~$50 USD) to go to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso. Nicknamed “The Jewel of the Pacific”, Valparaíso was declared a World Heritage Site in 2003. What I really wanted to see … Continue reading Travelogue: Valparaíso, Chile (Dec 2015)
Breakfast at Refugio Las Torres was good. So much better than the other refugios. Our view from the dining area. We walked around the area before catching the shuttle to Puerto Natales. After catching the shuttle to get out of the … Continue reading Chile: Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas, Santiago (Dec 2015)
Trek time: 2 hours So at 2AM, we woke up with our backpacks and clothes ready along with the most important things: headlamps & flashlights. Las Torres is what we came to here to see, since the park is named after the three … Continue reading W Trek: Sunrise at Las Torres (Patagonia, Chile) (Dec 2015)
Trek time: 5 hours We start off the morning with another rainbow. Going back East was another 5 hour hike. Take the shortcut… no, really. Chilean firebush. Refugio el Chileno was so much better than los Cuernos! Food was better, … Continue reading W Trek: Road to Chileno (Patagonia, Chile) (Dec 2015)
From the previous post, after hiking from Las Torres to Los Cuernos, we stayed at the “domos” overnight. Breakfast was better than dinner, but as expected, it was not that great. The facilities were pretty standard. Bathrooms reminded me of camping. … Continue reading W Trek: French Valley (Patagonia, Chile) (Dec 2015)
From Santiago, we took a flight to Punta Arenas and stayed at a hotel overnight. Cab fare from airport to hotel was 9000CP ($13 USD in Dec 2015). To get to the park, we needed to take a bus from … Continue reading W Trek: Los Cuernos (Patagonia, Chile) (Dec 2015)
The Chile series will take me several posts to complete, so bear with me! In a nutshell, we flew to Santiago, spent a day in the city, then flew to Punta Arenas. From there, we took a bus to Puerto … Continue reading Travelogue: Santiago, Chile (Dec 2015)
