Hostal Coloane

Animals of the park

by ezaguryk

An interesting company that offers the park are the Guanacos, ñandúes and Condors.

-The cóndor male does not survive long time without their woman!!!!!!
-Ñandúes, the females pass almost all their life pregnant, and the man is the one who takes care of Kids!!!!!
-Guanacos, seem to be like a llamas but they are not, the kids are call chilangos.

Una interesante compañia que ofrece el parque es la de los Guanacos, ñandúes, Condors.

-Los cóndor machos no sobreviven mucho tiempo sin su mujer!!!!!!
-Ñandúes, las hembras pasan casi toda su vida embarazadas, y el hombre es quien cuida las crias!!!!!
-Guanacos, a sus crías se las llaman chilangos.

Parque Nacional Torres del Paine

by ezaguryk

The National Park Towers of the Paine, declared Patrimony of the Humanity, is without a doubt one of the most beautiful and moving places of our planet. This is a spectacular park, remote and mysterious.

PAINE means blue, name that gives to the Indians tehuelches

In this park you have many wonders that you must visit, like: Paine cascade, the Horns of the Paine, the Towers of the Paine, Salto grande, Salto chico, glacier Grey, Pehoe Lake.

El Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad, es sin duda uno de los lugares más hermosos y sobrecogedores de nuestro planeta. Este espectacular parque, remoto y misterioso.

PAINE significa azul, nombre que le dan los indios tehuelches

En este parque tienes muchas maravillas que visitar, como:
Cascada Paine, los Cuernos del Paine, las Torres del Paine, salto grande salto chico, glaciar Grey, Lago Pehoe.

TORRES DEL PAINE : SUGGESTED ROUTE B

by swesn

As you can imagine, there are many ways of doing the hike, it really depends on the number of days you can afford, your fitness and interests.

Naturally, if you have injured yourself, you should try to head to CAMP PEHOE, which is your best bet to get help to head back.

DAY 1 : Do not camp at CAMP LAS TORRES. Hike with your main backpack all the way to either CAMP CHILENO or, if you can endure longer, to CAMP TORRES about 1.5 hours more.

DAY 2 : Staying the night at CAMP CHILENO or CAMP TORRES will give you the chance to hike up to LAS TORRES early in the morning when the morning sun directly spotlights LAS TORRES. Truly a magnificent view!

But this means, that you either spend today, hiking down with your gear to camp at CAMP LAS TORRES.

Or, you can hike down and do everything in ROUTE A / DAY 2 to reach CAMP ITALIANO.

This is possible during summer when the days are longer and if you are very fit and have high endurance.

DAY 3 : If your last camp was CAMP LAS TORRES, do the same as ROUTE A / DAY 2.

If you last camp was CAMP ITALIANO, REST today. You deserve it after the very tough hike yesterday. This camp-site is great, anyway.

DAY 4 : Same as ROUTE A / DAY 3.

DAY 5 : Hike the easy route to CAMP PEHOE and endure all the way to CAMP GREY, by the terminal face of GLACIER GREY or CAMP LOS GUARDAS, some 2 hours north.

DAY 6 : An early morning rise to see the royal blue of the glacier. Should be amazing!! Then, head down to CAMP PEHOE.

DAY 7 : Hike south around Lago Pehoe to CAMP LAS CARRETAS for the night.

DAY 8 : Head to SEDE ADMINISTRATIVA for the bus-ride back to Puerto Natales.

Remember : Listen to your body. Do what your physical fitness allows. This is NOT an expedition. This is NOT a competition. This is NOT an ego-race.

ENJOY!

Lago Pehoe

by ezaguryk

Its blue emerald or plomizo green color gives account of the virgins of its waters. The color of the water is because it comes from glaciers and the minerals contained give that color him

Su azul esmeralda o verde plomizo dan cuenta de lo vírgenes de sus aguas. El color del agua es debido a que viene de glaciares y los minerales contenidos le dan ese color

Gateway to Torres del Paine National Park

by RedoxSim

"Torres del Paine National Park"

The scenery in this National Park is simply breath-taking! Mountains, lakes, glaciers, flowers, etc. Unforgettable.

"Torres del Paine National Park"

View from the park administration area. The granite mountains form an imposing backdrop.

"Lago Grey and Glacier Grey"

A half-day side trek to the main Paine Circuit, the trip towards Glacier Grey MUST NOT be missed. When the glacier comes into view as you approach it, the heart just pounds with exhilaration. The sheer beauty of it just washes over you.