“Pic of the Week”. April 11, 2014: Paine Massif, Torres Del Paine National Park

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I love mountains and perhaps the most amazingly shaped mountain I’ve ever seen is the Paine Massif in Chilean Patagonia.  Very distant from major cities, the Paine Massif is about 2000 km (over 1200 mi) south of Santiago.  The park in which it’s situated, Torres Del Paine National Park, is one of the treasures of the natural world.   There are two very worthwhile mountain formations to see in the park, one being this peak (my favorite) and the other being the three towers the park is named after (Torres Del Paine).  These two formations are in quite close proximity and from the right angle you can see both in one field of view.

I’d been aware of this region for …

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Karl on Apr 10, 2014 | Comments Off on “Pic of the Week”. April 11, 2014: Paine Massif, Torres Del Paine National Park