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Patagonia & fjords
In Patagonia the South American continent falls into the ocean in a dazzling explosion of islands, glaciers, icebergs and mountains. Chilean Patagonia is composed of two sub regions, the northern Aisen and to the south, Magellanes. Aisen is home to the National Park Laguna San Rafael while Magellanes hosts the incomparable National Park Torres del Paine.
Isolated from the rest of Chile by fierce storms and impassable mountains, Magallanes can be reached only by air, or overland from Argentina. On the Pacific side of the Magellan strait is the city of Punta Arenas, first made prosperous during the California gold rush and later a centre for Chile’s wool industry.
Among the region’s wondrous sights are the spectacular Torres del Paine mountain range, rising to 9000 feet, Cascada Paine (Paine Falls) at 6300 feet, the hypnotic waterfalls of Salto Chico and Salto Grande, the Grey, Pingo and del Frances glaciers, the Pehoe, Nordenskjold, Sarmiento, Pingo and Dickson lakes, and the Verde and Azul lagoons.
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