29 May 2021 | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
Reading Time: 9 minutesLooking at the Cuernos del Paine from the Lago del Toro in the morning © flickr.com – Ajay Suresh/cc-by-2.0
Torres del Paine National Park(Spanish: Parque Nacional Torres del Paine) is a
national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern
Chilean Patagonia. The
Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the
Magellanic subpolar forests and the
Patagonian Steppes. The park is located 112 km (70 mi) north of
Puerto Natales and 312 km (194 mi) north of
Punta Arenas. The park borders
Bernardo O’Higgins National Park to the west and the
Los Glaciares National Park to the north in
Argentine territory.
Paine means “blue” in the native
Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language and is pronounced
PIE-nay, while
Torres means “towers”.
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