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  • Chacabuco Valley seen from Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Salto Rio Baker / Baker River waterfall, just above its confluence with River Neff, along the Carretera Austral (CH-7) north of Cochrane in Capitán Prat Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. As Chile's largest river by volume, Rio Baker strikes you with its bright turquoise-blue color, caused by glacial sediments. Rio Baker cascades impressively at Salto Rio Baker at La Confluencia where it is joined by the brownish-green River Neff. The Baker River flows out of Bertrand Lake, which is fed by General Carrera Lake. It runs along the east side of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and empties into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Caleta Tortel. Rio Baker was the proposed site of a controversial major hydro-electric project called HidroAysén, involving five dams, to be the biggest in the history of Chile. The project was opposed by Chilean and international environmental activist groups. Chile's Committee of Ministers overturned the environmental permits for the HidroAysén dam project in June 2014. Few rivers this large in the world remain undammed and free flowing.
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  • Salto Rio Baker / Baker River waterfall, just above its confluence with River Neff, along the Carretera Austral (CH-7) north of Cochrane in Capitán Prat Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. As Chile's largest river by volume, Rio Baker strikes you with its bright turquoise-blue color, caused by glacial sediments. Rio Baker cascades impressively at Salto Rio Baker at La Confluencia where it is joined by the brownish-green River Neff. The Baker River flows out of Bertrand Lake, which is fed by General Carrera Lake. It runs along the east side of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and empties into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Caleta Tortel. Rio Baker was the proposed site of a controversial major hydro-electric project called HidroAysén, involving five dams, to be the biggest in the history of Chile. The project was opposed by Chilean and international environmental activist groups. Chile's Committee of Ministers overturned the environmental permits for the HidroAysén dam project in June 2014. Few rivers this large in the world remain undammed and free flowing. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Salto Rio Baker (Baker River waterfall) boils impressively just above the colorful confluence of rivers Baker and Neff, along the Carretera Austral (CH-7) north of Cochrane in Capitán Prat Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. As Chile's largest river by volume, Rio Baker strikes you with its bright turquoise-blue color, caused by glacial sediments. Rio Baker cascades impressively at Salto Rio Baker at La Confluencia where it is joined by the brownish-green River Neff. The Baker River flows out of Bertrand Lake, which is fed by General Carrera Lake. It runs along the east side of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and empties into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Caleta Tortel. Rio Baker was the proposed site of a controversial major hydro-electric project called HidroAysén, involving five dams, to be the biggest in the history of Chile. The project was opposed by Chilean and international environmental activist groups. Chile's Committee of Ministers overturned the environmental permits for the HidroAysén dam project in June 2014. Few rivers this large in the world remain undammed and free flowing.
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  • Salto Rio Baker (Baker River waterfall) boils impressively just above the colorful confluence of rivers Baker and Neff, along the Carretera Austral (CH-7) north of Cochrane in Capitán Prat Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. As Chile's largest river by volume, Rio Baker strikes you with its bright turquoise-blue color, caused by glacial sediments. Rio Baker cascades impressively at Salto Rio Baker at La Confluencia where it is joined by the brownish-green River Neff. The Baker River flows out of Bertrand Lake, which is fed by General Carrera Lake. It runs along the east side of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and empties into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Caleta Tortel. Rio Baker was the proposed site of a controversial major hydro-electric project called HidroAysén, involving five dams, to be the biggest in the history of Chile. The project was opposed by Chilean and international environmental activist groups. Chile's Committee of Ministers overturned the environmental permits for the HidroAysén dam project in June 2014. Few rivers this large in the world remain undammed and free flowing. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Salto Rio Baker / Baker River waterfall, just above its confluence with River Neff, along the Carretera Austral (CH-7) north of Cochrane in Capitán Prat Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. As Chile's largest river by volume, Rio Baker strikes you with its bright turquoise-blue color, caused by glacial sediments. Rio Baker cascades impressively at Salto Rio Baker at La Confluencia where it is joined by the brownish-green River Neff. The Baker River flows out of Bertrand Lake, which is fed by General Carrera Lake. It runs along the east side of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and empties into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Caleta Tortel. Rio Baker was the proposed site of a controversial major hydro-electric project called HidroAysén, involving five dams, to be the biggest in the history of Chile. The project was opposed by Chilean and international environmental activist groups. Chile's Committee of Ministers overturned the environmental permits for the HidroAysén dam project in June 2014. Few rivers this large in the world remain undammed and free flowing.
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  • Camping Los West Winds sign. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. It’s home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • Camping Los West Winds. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. It’s home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Chacabuco Valley seen from Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • One of the high lakes of the Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Young guanacos are called chulengos. The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Location: Lagunas Altas Trail, Chacabuco Valley, near Cochrane, in Chile, South America. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • Park Headquarters in Chacabuco Valley, seen from Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • Guanacos seen along Lagunas Altas Trail, in Chacabuco Valley, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala) is a large sheldgoose, which breeds in mountainous areas of southernmost South America and winters on lowlands just north of its breeding range. This terrestrial species favours damp upland forest clearings and feeds by grazing; it rarely swims. Photographed along the Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, Chile, South America. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • Chiliotrichum diffusum (commonly known as fachine, fascine, or mata verde) typically grows to a height of four to five feet, topped by hundreds of bright white flowers with yellow stamens. It resembles a rosemary bush with aromatic greyish-green foliage. The white, daisy-like flowers are about 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. In southern Chile and Argentina it is the dominant plant on the fringes of the Nothofagus forest. The aster, daisy or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. Location: Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • One of the high lakes of the Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Young guanacos are called chulengos. Neneo (Azorella proflifera; syn. Mulinum spinosum) is a rounded bush with yellow flowers and spiny leaves, typical of the Patagonian steppe and related to fennel. Location: Chacabuco Valley, 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • Neneo (Azorella proflifera; syn. Mulinum spinosum) is a rounded bush with yellow flowers and spiny leaves, typical of the Patagonian steppe and related to fennel. Location: Chacabuco Valley, 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Young guanacos are called chulengos. Location: Chacabuco Valley, near Cochrane, in Chile, South America. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Young guanacos are called chulengos. Location: Chacabuco Valley, near Cochrane, in Chile, South America. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The impressive Patagonia National Park Visitor Center, near Cochrane. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. The park is home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The impressive Patagonia National Park Visitor Center, near Cochrane. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. The park is home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The impressive Patagonia National Park Visitor Center, near Cochrane. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. The park is home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • The impressive Patagonia National Park Visitor Center, near Cochrane. Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. The park is home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Patagonia National Park preserves the Chacabuco Valley, Patagonian steppe, lenga forest, and wetlands, located 180 miles south of Coyhaique, the regional capital of Aysen, in Chile, South America. It’s home to ten percent of the global population of huemul, the endangered south Andean deer. Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top notch infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • A guanaco nurses its young, known as a chulengo. The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco (modern spelling wanaku). Location: Chacabuco Valley, near Cochrane, in Chile, South America. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • Turquoise waters of the untamed Rio Baker exit a canyon along the Carretera Austral (CH-7) north of Cochrane, in Capitán Prat Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. As Chile's largest river by volume, Rio Baker strikes you with its bright turquoise-blue color, caused by glacial sediments. The Baker River flows out of Bertrand Lake, which is fed by General Carrera Lake. It runs along the east side of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and empties into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Caleta Tortel. Rio Baker was the proposed site of a controversial major hydro-electric project called HidroAysén, involving five dams, to be the biggest in the history of Chile. The project was opposed by Chilean and international environmental activist groups. Chile's Committee of Ministers overturned the environmental permits for the HidroAysén dam project in June 2014. Few rivers this large in the world remain undammed and free flowing.
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  • Patagonia map: Argentina & Chile. <br />
— January 28–30, 2020: Fly from Seattle > Los Angeles > Lima > Buenos Aires > Bariloche. <br />
— January 31–February 10: Phase 1: road trip loop from Bariloche by three Dempseys driving 1600 miles in 11 days, first south on Argentina’s Ruta 40 then returning north via Chile’s Carretera Austral. <br />
— February 11–24: Phase 2: El Calafate & El Chalten. <br />
— February 25–March 4: Phase 3: Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. <br />
— March 5–7: Fly home El Calafate > Buenos Aires > Santiago > Los Angeles > Seattle.
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