Monthly Archives: March 2010

Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile

Hello again. I´m wending my way up north and stopped in Puerto Natales again to see Torres del Paine, one of Patagonia´s most beautiful parks. As I expected, it was too cold and windy to attempt a hike of several … Continue reading

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54 degrees south in Patagonia. Punta Arenas, Argentina and Ushuaia, Chile

Sir Earnest Shackleton slept here. This house is in Punta Arenas. That name may mean nothing to you, but the story of his and his crew´s heroic failed effort to reach the South Pole in 1914 has enthralled millions over … Continue reading

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Patagonia. El Calafate, Argentina

Greetings. Click on any picture you want to see bigger. We finally left Buenos Aires and headed first for the lake country, on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains southwest of Buenos Aires. The main city, Bariloche, is a … Continue reading

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