Torres del Paine Local Customs

 
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Most Recent Local Customs in Torres del Paine

El Cuatrero / The Rustler
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Dice la leyenda que un cuatrero viajaba un día de invierno entre el cuerno Principal y el cuerno Este y en este cuerno se quedó grabada su imagen , así que si le hechas un poco de imaginación podrás ver al cuatrero montado a caballo y con su gran sombrero en la cabeza
The legend says that a rustler was riding a winter day between the Main and East Horn and on this Horn his figure was marked , so if you put some imagination you may see the rustler riding his horse and with a big hat on his head

Written Apr 15, 2007

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Flora - Patagónia - Flora
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Dentro del parque hay cinco tipos de flora completamente diferentes , en función de la altura , que producen cambios importantes en el paisaje
Los tipos son : Estepa Patagónica , Matorral preandino , Bosque Magallánico , Tundra Magallánica y Desierto de Altura
Al empezar la primavera estaba todo lleno de flores
In the park there are five types of flora completely differences , depending on the high levels , that produce important changes in the landscape
The types are : Patagonian Steppe , Pre - Andean Bushes ,Magellan Forest , Magellan Tundra and High Dessert
At the beginning of the spring all it was full of flowers

Updated Apr 15, 2007

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Chulengos
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El chulengo es la cría del guanaco que en la primavera Austral se pueden ver gran cantidad de ellos alrededor de sus madres
El problema que tienen es que son atacados por los pumas que acaban con el 40% de los que nacen cada año
The "Chulengo" is the baby Guanaco that in the Austral Spring you may see a lot of them around their mothers
The problem they have is that they are attacked by the pumas that finish with 40% of those born each year

Written Apr 15, 2007

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Guanacos,Ñandús,Zorros/ Guanacos, Ñandú,Foxes
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En el parque se ve algún Ñandú , muchos Guanacos y zorros Patagónicos que viven salvajes en el parque
In the park you may see some Ñandús , many Guanacos and Patagonian foxes that live wild in the Park

Written Apr 14, 2007

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