Torres del Paine
At the edge of the world, where the Andes meet Patagonia, stand three granite towers — Torres del Paine. They rise from a glacial lake like dragon's teeth, and their sight silences anyone who reaches them. Torres del Paine National Park is the quintessence of wild nature: glaciers, lakes of impossible colors, pampas populated by guanacos, and silence you won't hear anywhere else.
Three Towers and Beyond
The Torres (towers) are three granite peaks roughly 2,500-2,800 meters high, but the park is much more. Cuernos del Paine ("horns") are black peaks with white snow caps. Grey Glacier is part ...