Torres del Paine - Around the Park

Passing a raging waterfall

More scenes of TdP

Hotel Pehoe on small island on picturesque Lake Pehoe

Our guides Santi and Julio and Darrell (from MN) on the bridge

At another great waterfall - Cascade Paine on Rio Paine

Views of meandering Rio Paine

Small ranchero with fantastical views

View of Towers from the east with Lago Amarga in foreground

Up-close views of the Towers

Group photo - Me (CA), Sue and Darrell (MN), Carol and Frank (AZ), Dawn (IL), Ken and Jean (KS), Don and Evelyn (MD), and Richard and Joyce (KS)

Julio (our guide through Chile) and Santi (main tour guide)

Leaving TdP and on our way to Punta Arenas

A cool hike through the surreal hills of TdP

An "Easter Island" rock formation

Land of many lakes

The bus picks us up at the end of a great hike

A recent fire (began in Dec. 2011) devastated a big portions of TdP

Building foundation piers only remains of building consumed by fire

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Torres del Paine - Wildlife

Magellanic woodpecker (female w/ crest) and male (red head)

Female Magellanic woodpecker

Male Magellanic woodpecker

Churette

Buzzard Eagle

Austral Parakeet (above and next three)

Austral Thrush (above and below)

Austral Blackbird

Rufous-collared Sparrow (above and below)

Rhea (similar to Ostrich) is a large flightless bird

Guanaco, in the camel family, is similar to llamas, alpacas and vicunas

Guanacos are native to South America and abundent in the Patagonia Region of Chile

In the Park, the guanacos are accustomed to people and you can get pretty close without spooking them

Baby guanacos are so cute

Babies with moms

Gathering around guanaco bones

Guanaco Potty

An interesting behavior of guanacos - they poop in one spot and not all over the Park. Keeps the land pretty clean and you're not stepping into poop on the trails.

Jean holding guanaco dentures

Beautiful river valley where the wildlife roam

Red fox strolls on by

Stops to check us out

Andean Condors

White wing patches are on top of the wings, the reverse of CA Condors

With wingspan over 10', one of the largest birds in the world. Note distinctive white collar. A graceful soaring bird with fingers splayed out is beautiful to watch in flight.


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