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Glimpses of the Southern Cone:
Chile, Argentina

by Shayok Mukhopadhyay

Iceberg, Los Glaciares National Park
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Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile Acrobats at Traffic Light, Santiago Free Political Prisoners!
Santiago Mural Sculpture in Park, Santiago Santiago Mural
Change of Guard at Moneda Palace Change of Guard at Moneda Palace Change of Guard at Moneda Palace
Santiago Alley Poster off Traffic Light, Santiago Chilean Dollar Store
One (Blind) Man Orchestra, Santiago Villa Grimaldi Reconstruction The List at Grimaldi
Mercado Central, Santiago Mercado Central, Santiago



Valparaiso

Valparaiso Funiculars, Valparaiso Valparaiso Mural Valparaiso Alley
Valparaiso Valparaiso Valparaiso
Valparaiso Mural Valparaiso Mural Valparaiso Mural
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Patagonia: Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

Cuernos del Paine from Lake Pehoe, Torres del Paine Revathi, Pehoe, Los Cuernos, Torres del Paine Lago and Glacier Gray
Glacier Gray, Torres del Paine Glacier Gray, Torres del Paine Camping at Gray, Torres del Paine
Pehoe to Italiano, Torres del Paine Lago Skottsberg, Torres del Paine Rio Frances, Torres del Paine
Revathi on Rio Frances, Torres del Paine Revathi, Torres del Paine Lago Nordenskjold, Torres del Paine
Revathi, Lago Nordenskjold, Torres del Paine Lago Nordenskjold Lago Nordenskjold
Cuernos del Paine Torres del Paine
Lago Nordenskjold, Torres del Paine Lago Nordenskjold, Torres del Paine Lago Nordenskjold, Torres del Paine
Rio Ascensio Valley, Torres del Paine To Campamento Chileno, Torres del Paine Revathi on way to Chileno, Torres del Paine
Hard trail to the Towers of Paine The Towers of Paine Revathi at the Towers of Paine
Argentine Customs at Cerro Castillo



Patagonia: Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

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Spegazzini Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Spegazzini Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Spegazzini Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park
Iceberg, Los Glaciares National Park Iceberg, Los Glaciares National Park Iceberg, Los Glaciares National Park
Iceberg, Los Glaciares National Park Iceberg, Los Glaciares National Park Onelli Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park
Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park
Iceberg, Los Glaciares National Park



Tierra del Fuego: Ushuaia and Beagle Channel

Fighting Sea Lions, Beagle Channel Sea Lion Mother and Cub, Beagle Channel Beagle Channel
Cormorant Colony, Beagle Channel Nesting Rock Cormorants, Isla Bridges, Beagle Channel Magellanic Penguin Colony off Estancia Harberton
Isla Bridges, Beagle Channel Ushuaia from Beagle Channel Grounded ship, Ushuaia
Old Prison, Ushuaia Ushuaia Old Prison, Ushuaia
Ushuaia Harbor



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"Lonely Planet's Trekking in the Patagonian Andes" is better for Torres. Dont know about porter, but I did see some people on horses. It's been a while since I was there, so things could have changed.

Shayok Mukhopadhyay     Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:24:06 -0400
Hi, Beatiful pictures. I want to go there now. Me and my wife planinig to see torres del paine in december. Is it possible to hire porter in the park? You recommend two books. Which betteer describes torres del paine? Thanks, Zbigniew

zbigniew kusibab     Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:50:20 -0400
hi, about your question, i like too much chilean north, and i have seen that argentinian north is a very good place too

cristian     Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:51:11 -0400
>i am planning a tip to the Patagonia this Nov/Dec. - >Chile would be a better bet than Argentia -Correct? -

Not sure if I can answer that question. We hiked in Torres del Paine in Chile and took a daylong guided bus/boat trip from El Calafate in Argentina to see glaciers in the Los Glaciares National Park. They are nice complementary ways of seeing the landscape. But there are supposed to be great hikes off El Chalten in Argentina too.

>also how did you go abt your travels - thru agents/self

We did it by ourselves.

>etc? and link/references would be great! - I am thinking about 10-12 days.. what all places do you recommend - How

We went for 2 weeks. We did Santiago -> Valparaiso -> Santiago -> plane to Punta Arenas -> bus to Puerto Montt -> 5 day hike in Torres -> back to Montt -> bus to El Calafate (Argentina) -> bus to Rio Gallegos -> plane to Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego) -> plane to Buenos Aires. Sometimes there's a direct plane from El Calafate to Ushuaia. Ushuaia has great seafood but if you're short of time that's the first place I'd drop. When we went the peso was very weak and these great restaurants were very affordable. You can also shorten/lengthen the hike in Torres. Mind the ferry schedules across Torres lakes to avoid wasting time.

>long did you go for and are there a lot of grps that go or does one have to land there and figure out the diff trips?

There are plenty of tourists/hikers, mostly European. Refugios (trekkers huts) in Torres can fill up. Also the value hotels in smaller places. Tents give you flexibility but weigh you down.

I recommend Footprint South American Handbook and Lonely Planet's Trekking in the Patagonian Andes.

Shayok Mukhopadhyay     Mon, 7 Aug 2006 19:15:25 -0400

Hi, Firstly you have a dream site.. always wanted to do somehting similar.. but never got around to doing it!!

i am planning a tip to the Patagonia this Nov/Dec. - Chile would be a better bet than Argentia -Correct? - also how did you go abt your travels - thru agents/self etc? and link/references would be great! - I am thinking about 10-12 days.. what all places do you recommend - How long did you go for and are there a lot of grps that go or does one have to land there and figure out the diff trips?

any/all info would be awesome!

Rahul     Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:54:53 -0400

kewl..

P     Fri, 19 May 2006 10:50:37 -0400
i really enjoy waching your pictures, i have been in many of dose places and you made me remenber it magic

lili     Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:55:50 -0400
fantastico

VITOR CUNHA     Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:47:06 -0500
Hi

THis is absolutely amazing....we have been thinking of going to the Patagonias but are a bit confused in terms of whether we shld do the Chilean or the Argentinian. Would ideally wanna do both, what are some of your inputs. And how long did u go for? would really appreciate if you could provide me some advice. Also what months did u go in?

thanks and look fwd to hearing from you.

Rahul

Rahul     Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:44:24 -0400

Brilliant photographs! We are currently in Santiago and were planning a trip further down south. Your photographs gave us a great preview. What camera do you use?

Regards, Sandeep

sandeep     Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:03:39 -0500