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View Tom Dempsey's favorite images of Chile, in South America: See the towers of Torres del Paine National Park, Lago (Lake) Nordenskjold, and hikers near Grey Glacier. Visit Serrano Glacier via day trip or overnight stay at Hostaria Balmaceda. The pink copihue (Lapageria rosea) is Chile's national flower. Visit an endangered Monkey Puzzle (araucaria) tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park. The Brown Pelican species lives on American coasts as far south as northern Chile (and the mouth of the Amazon River).

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  • Hanging Bridge, Grey Glacier, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Before dividing in two at its tongue, the glacier is 6 kilometers wide and over 30 meters high. Grey Glacier has receded 4 km and lost 17 square kilometers from the mid 1900s through 2010.  Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Visit the impressive Marble Chapel Nature Sanctuary (Capillas de Mármol) via popular boat tours from Bahía Manso on General Carrera Lake, near Puerto Rio Tranquilo, Chile, Patagonia, South America. This beautiful Chilean Nature Sanctuary sculpted by water and wind has three main geological formations: the Cathedral, the Chapel, and the Cave. You can join a Marble Caves tour in Puerto Río Tranquilo; or save money and time by driving directly 8 km south to Bahía Manso, via a pot-holed very steep side road, where we spontaneously joined a 2-hour tour boat on short notice. The best time is a sunny summer morning in calmer waters. The side road to Bahía Manso was nervously passable with our 2-wheel-drive compact car, but 4WD might be required to return back up if wet. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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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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  • Waterfalls plunge from Queulat Hanging Glacier, in Queulat National Park, Aysen Province, Chile, Andes mountains, Patagonia, South America. Queulat Hanging Glacier, the park's centerpiece, extends from the Queulat ice cap, which borders the northernmost part of the Puyuhuapi Channel called Ventisquero Sound (actually a fjord, carved by glaciers). Sendero Ventisquero Colgante, the best trail in the park, reaches Mirador Ventisquero Colgante (Viewpoint of Queulat Hanging Glacier). Hike 4 miles or 6.6 km round trip with 1150 ft ft or 350 m cumulative gain. Cross a suspension bridge (where the limit of 4 people at a time can cause significant waits). Walk a rocky and rooty yet popular trail through dense forest. Go early in the morning to avoid crowds. The park is one of the rainiest places (3500 - 4000 mm) in Chilean Patagonia. Ventisquero (or "snowdrift") is an archaic word for "glacier" used by early South American explorers.
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  • The old bridge crossing Rio Paine frames the namesake towers of Torres del Paine National Park, near Laguna Amarga Entrance and Range Station, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Jumbled seracs of Grey Glacier  flow from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field into Lago Grey, in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Before dividing in two at its tongue, the glacier is 6 kilometers wide and over 30 meters high. Grey Glacier has receded 4 km and lost 17 square kilometers from the mid 1900s through 2010.  Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • A standing lenticular (lens-shaped) cloud seen from Fantástico Sur's Refugio Torre Central, in Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • The austral parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus; also called the austral conure or emerald parakeet), is the world's southernmost parrot species. Photographed at Refugio Torre Central in Torres del Paine National Park (listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO), in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The austral parakeet is found from the southern tip of South America up to as far north as Temuco in Chile. This fairly-large conure is primarily green, lightly barred, with some dull red on the forehead and lores, belly, and upper tail, with the northern part of the range displaying less red. It occurs mostly in wooded country, but also shrubland and farmland. It stays near sea level in the extreme south, but ranges up to 2000 m at the northern end of its range. Flock size is usually only 10–15 individuals, though flocks over 100 are known. It eats grass and bamboo seeds, nuts, and small fruit, and nests in tree cavities.
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  • A culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus of the family Canidae), also known as zorro culpeo, Andean zorro, or Andean fox. Location: Mirador Base Las Torres at Lago Torres, where hikers can closely view the namesake towers of Torres del Paine National Park, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The culpeo is a species of Lycalopex genus, the "false" foxes. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus related to wolves and jackals; some resemble foxes due to convergent evolution. Lycalopex genus is endemic to the southern part of South America. When compared to the South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus) species, the culpeo is generally larger, heavier, has a more reddish coloration on the sides, chin is white, and the black spot on the lower rear side of the hind limb is inconspicuous.
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  • Conglomerate rock pattern under the Towers of Paine, in Torres del Paine National Park, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. From Refugio Chileno, we hiked to Mirador Base Las Torres (9.5 km or 5.9 miles round trip with 600 m or 1980 ft gain). Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • The namesake Towers of Paine reflect in Lago Torres, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. From Refugio Chileno, we hiked to Mirador Base Las Torres (9.5 km or 5.9 miles round trip with 600 m or 1980 ft gain). Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Magenta sunrise illuminates the Towers of Paine seen from Refugio Chileno, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The salmon dinner & dessert served at Refugio Chileno was our tastiest meal along the W Route! Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Magenta sunrise at Refugio Chileno. From Refugio Chileno, hike to Mirador Base Las Torres (9.5 km or 5.9 miles round trip with 600 m or 1980 ft gain) to view the namesake towers of Torres del Paine National Park, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The salmon dinner & dessert served at Refugio Chileno was our tastiest meal along the W Route! The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Colorful fruits of red crowberry, also known as diddle-dee or Murtilla de Magallanes (Empetrum rubrum, family Ericaceae). This evergreen species often grows in high altitude areas close to the tree line and can tolerate alpine conditions such as strong winds and high sun exposure. Its fruits are edible. Location: Los Cuernos Refugio & Camping, at the base of the striking cluster of peaks called Los Cuernos del Paine (the Horns of Paine), in Torres del Paine National Park, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Los Cuernos Refugio & Camping are at the base of the striking cluster of peaks called Los Cuernos del Paine, or the Horns of Paine. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, located in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America.
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  • Los Cuernos (The Horns) rise high above Lake Nordenskjöld in Torres del Paine National Park. Chile, Patagonia, South America. The well-equipped Los Cuernos Refugio & Camping are at the base of the striking cluster of peaks called Los Cuernos del Paine, or the Horns of Paine. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Cerro Catedral rises above Rio del Frances in the French Valley. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Location: near Puerto Natales, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Hiking to Mirador Britanico at the head of French Valley reveals an impressive cirque of tall cliffs, including Cerro Cota 2000, Cerro Catedral, and the granite arête of Aleta de Tiburón (Shark's Fin), in Torres del Paine National Park, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Powerful winds whip spray from Skottsberg lake under Los Cuernos (The Horns) in Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Near Puerto Natales, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America.
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  • Refugio Paine Grande, Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Orange sunrise at Refugio Paine Grande ferry, Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Bright red flowers of notro, also known as Chilean firetree or ciruelillo (Embothrium coccineum in the family Proteaceae). Location: Lago Grey, in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. This small evergreen tree grows in the temperate forests of both Chile and Argentina. In the background is Grey Glacier, which has receded 4 km and lost 17 square kilometers from the mid 1900s through 2010. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Nothofagus trees have been permanently bent by Patagonian winds at a viewpoint for Grey Glacier, in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Before dividing in two at its tongue, the glacier is 6 kilometers wide and over 30 meters high. Originating in the vast Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the Grey Glacier has receded 4 km and lost 17 square kilometers from the mid 1900s through 2010.  Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • An iceberg from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field via Grey Glacier melts on Lago Grey in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Grey Glacier has receded 4 km and lost 17 square kilometers from the mid 1900s through 2010.  Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • A morning rainbow. Los Cuernos (The Horns) rise above Lago Pehoe, in Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
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  • Panorama of Los Cuernos (The Horns), Lago Pehoe, and Hosteria Pehoe, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Dinner place settings with a view of Los Cuernos (The Horns) at Hosteria Pehoe, Lago Pehoe, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Beyond Laguna Larga rise Los Cuernos (The Horns) above blue-green Nordenskjöld Lake, in Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • We hiked 14 km (8.5 miles) round trip with 1082 m (3550 feet) gain to Mirador Laguna Cerro Castillo. Steep basalt walls of the mountain Cerro Castillo resemble a castle (or Castillo in Spanish). The peak is 75 km south of the city of Coyhaique along Carretera Austral (CH-7). The town of Villa Cerro Castillo serves as a handy base for exploring Cerro Castillo National Reserve, in Coyhaique Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Sunrise illuminates peaks rising above fog at Villa Cerro Castillo, which serves as a handy base for exploring Cerro Castillo National Reserve, in Coyhaique Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Steep basalt walls of the mountain Cerro Castillo resemble a castle (or Castillo in Spanish). The peak is 75 km south of the city of Coyhaique along Carretera Austral (CH-7).
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  • Pink sunrise illuminates the peak of Cerro Castillo, seen from town. Villa Cerro Castillo serves as a handy base for exploring Cerro Castillo National Reserve, in Coyhaique Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Steep basalt walls of the mountain Cerro Castillo resemble a castle (or Castillo in Spanish). The peak is 75 km south of the city of Coyhaique along Carretera Austral (CH-7).
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  • Visit the impressive Marble Chapel Nature Sanctuary (Capillas de Mármol) via popular boat tours from Bahía Manso on General Carrera Lake, near Puerto Rio Tranquilo, Chile, Patagonia, South America. This beautiful Chilean Nature Sanctuary sculpted by water and wind has three main geological formations: the Cathedral, the Chapel, and the Cave. You can join a Marble Caves tour in Puerto Río Tranquilo; or save money and time by driving directly 8 km south to Bahía Manso, via a pot-holed very steep side road, where we spontaneously joined a 2-hour tour boat on short notice. The best time is a sunny summer morning in calmer waters. The side road to Bahía Manso was nervously passable with our 2-wheel-drive compact car, but 4WD might be required to return back up if wet.
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  • Visit the impressive Marble Chapel Nature Sanctuary (Capillas de Mármol) via popular boat tours from Bahía Manso on General Carrera Lake, near Puerto Rio Tranquilo, Chile, Patagonia, South America. This beautiful Chilean Nature Sanctuary sculpted by water and wind has three main geological formations: the Cathedral, the Chapel, and the Cave. You can join a Marble Caves tour in Puerto Río Tranquilo; or save money and time by driving directly 8 km south to Bahía Manso, via a pot-holed very steep side road, where we spontaneously joined a 2-hour tour boat on short notice. The best time is a sunny summer morning in calmer waters. The side road to Bahía Manso was nervously passable with our 2-wheel-drive compact car, but 4WD might be required to return back up if wet.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • See the Northern Patagonian Ice Field across General Carrera Lake, northeast of Puerto Guadal, Chile, South America. The glacially carved lake is surrounded by the Andes mountain range and drains to the Pacific Ocean on the west through the Baker River. The coast of the lake was first inhabited by criollos and European immigrants between 1900 and 1925. In 1971 and 1991, eruptions of the Hudson Volcano severely affected the local economy, especially that of sheep farming.
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  • General Carrera Lake, seen from Ruta 265, west of Chile Chico, in Chile, Patagonia, South America. The glacially carved lake is surrounded by the Andes mountain range and drains to the Pacific Ocean on the west through the Baker River. The coast of the lake was first inhabited by criollos and European immigrants between 1900 and 1925. In 1971 and 1991, eruptions of the Hudson Volcano severely affected the local economy, especially that of sheep farming.
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  • The Dempsey family explores an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, the coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." In the native Mapuche language, Nahuelbuta means "big tiger." What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Mom shops for colorful wool sweaters on Chiloe Island, which is the largest island in Chile. Location: Isla Chiloé, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
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  • Fishermen's traditional wood houses (palafitos) rise on stilts in Castro on Chiloé Island, in Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America. Colorful boats are moored on the sea water below. Founded in 1576, Castro is the capital of Chiloé Province. Isla de Chiloé is the largest island in Chile.
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  • At the Chonchi Rodeo on Chiloé Island, Huasos (Chilean cowboys, skilled horsemen) try to pin a bull against a fence between two flags then reverse the animal, three times. Alli, alli, alli! Good and bad points (bueno y malo) are awarded for their efforts. Huasos are found all over Central and Southern Chile (but the Magellanes Region sheep raisers are called gauchos). A country woman skilled with horses is a huasa, and the wife or sweetheart of a huaso is called a china. Founded in 1767, Chonchi is a town of 12,500 people (as of 2002) on Isla de Chiloé, the largest island in Chile. Huasos typically wear a straw hat called a chupalla and a poncho (called a manta or a chamanto) over a short Andalusian waist jacket. Photo is from 1993 in Chonchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
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  • At the Chonchi Rodeo on Chiloé Island, Huasos (Chilean cowboys, skilled horsemen) try to pin a bull against a fence between two flags then reverse the animal, three times. Alli, alli, alli! Good and bad points (bueno y malo) are awarded for their efforts. Huasos are found all over Central and Southern Chile (but the Magellanes Region sheep raisers are called gauchos). A country woman skilled with horses is a huasa, and the wife or sweetheart of a huaso is called a china. Founded in 1767, Chonchi is a town of 12,500 people (as of 2002) on Isla de Chiloé, the largest island in Chile. Huasos typically wear a straw hat called a chupalla and a poncho (called a manta or a chamanto) over a short Andalusian waist jacket. Photo is from 1993 in Chonchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
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  • At the Chonchi Rodeo on Chiloé Island, Huasos (Chilean cowboys, skilled horsemen) try to pin a bull against a fence between two flags then reverse the animal, three times. Alli, alli, alli! Good and bad points (bueno y malo) are awarded for their efforts. Huasos are found all over Central and Southern Chile (but the Magellanes Region sheep raisers are called gauchos). A country woman skilled with horses is a huasa, and the wife or sweetheart of a huaso is called a china. Founded in 1767, Chonchi is a town of 12,500 people (as of 2002) on Isla de Chiloé, the largest island in Chile. Huasos typically wear a straw hat called a chupalla and a poncho (called a manta or a chamanto) over a short Andalusian waist jacket. Photo is from 1993 in Chonchi, Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America.
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  • Llaima volcano rises to 3125 meters elevation (10,253 feet) in Conguillio National Park in the Andes mountain range, near Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile, South America. Volcan Llaima is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. The ski center Las Araucarias lies on the volcano's western slopes. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
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  • Hike up a mud flow through green forest to spectacular Osorno Volcano in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. This stratovolcano rises to 2652 meters (or 8701 feet elevation) between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province. Volcan Osorno is one of the most active volcanoes of the southern Chilean Andes, with 11 historical eruptions recorded between 1575 and 1869, where basalt and andesite lava flows reached Lakes Llanquihue and Todos los Santos. Osorno sits on top of a 250,000-year-old eroded stratovolcano, La Picada, with a 6-km-wide caldera. Despite its modest altitude and latitude, the cone of Volcan Osorno is covered by glaciers deposited by heavy snowfall wrung from the moist maritime climate. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone).
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  • Hear the warble of exotic birds as you walk through an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, the coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Mysterious mists water a garden of yellow lichen draped over the trees. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." In the native Mapuche language, Nahuelbuta means "big tiger." What tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" is termed Zona Sur (Southern Zone) in Chile (located between Zona Central and Zona Austral). Zona Sur stretches from below the Río Bío-Bío river to just below Isla de Chiloé.
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  • Salto del Leon waterfall is worth visiting near Pucon and Villarica in the Andes mountain range, in Los Lagos Region, Chile, South America. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world.
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  • Hear the warble of exotic birds as you walk through an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, a coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Mysterious mists water a garden of yellow lichen draped over the trees. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." In the native Mapuche language, Nahuelbuta means "big tiger." What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world.
    93CHI-06-18_Nahuelbuta-NP.jpg
  • The Pudu of South America is the world's smallest deer genus. This photo shows a captive Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) living in a fenced area in Vilches nature reserve, near Talca in the Maule Region, Chile. Historically, the Maule river marked the southern limits of the Inca Empire.
    93CHI-03-08_Pudu-deer_Vilches-Natura...jpg
  • A Galapagos Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis, subspecies: urinator) spreads its wings to dry at Suaraz Point, a wet landing location on Española (Hood) Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America. The Brown Pelican species lives strictly on coasts from Washington and Virginia south to northern Chile and the mouth of the Amazon River. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. Although large for a bird, the Brown Pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican. Adults are 106-137 cm (42-54 inches) in length, weigh from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6-12 pounds), and have a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m (6 to 8.2 feet). After nesting, North American birds move in flocks further north along the coasts, returning to warmer waters for winter. Their young are hatched in broods of about 3, and eat around 150 pounds of fish in the 8-10 month period they are cared for. The Brown Pelican bird differs from the American White Pelican by its brown body and its habit of diving for fish from the air, as opposed to cooperative fishing from the surface. It eats mainly herring-like fish. The nest location varies from a simple scrape on the ground on an island to a bulky stick nest in a low tree. Pelicans can live more than 30 years.
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  • A Galapagos Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis, subspecies: urinator) preens feathers at Suaraz Point, a wet landing location on Española (Hood) Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America. The Brown Pelican species lives strictly on coasts from Washington and Virginia south to northern Chile and the mouth of the Amazon River. Some immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. Although large for a bird, the Brown Pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican. Adults are 106-137 cm (42-54 inches) in length, weigh from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6-12 pounds), and have a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m (6 to 8.2 feet). After nesting, North American birds move in flocks further north along the coasts, returning to warmer waters for winter. Their young are hatched in broods of about 3, and eat around 150 pounds of fish in the 8-10 month period they are cared for. The Brown Pelican bird differs from the American White Pelican by its brown body and its habit of diving for fish from the air, as opposed to cooperative fishing from the surface. It eats mainly herring-like fish. The nest location varies from a simple scrape on the ground on an island to a bulky stick nest in a low tree. Pelicans can live more than 30 years. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    09ECU-5125_Galapagos.jpg
  • At early sunrise under the Horns, a stream flows into Lago (Lake) Nordenskjold, at Albergue Los Cuernos, a refuge (hut) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping images.
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  • At early sunrise under the Horns, a stream flows into Lago (Lake) Nordenskjold, at Albergue Los Cuernos, a refuge (hut) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping images. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    05CHI-40071-75pan_Los-Cuernos_Lake-N...jpg
  • Trekkers cross a bridge in the French Valley (Valle Frances) beneath Paine Grande (2700 meters summit elevation) through a Nothofagus tree forest, in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile, South America.
    05CHI-40014_Paine-Grande_hikers-brid...jpg
  • Paine Grande (about 2700 meters elevation) is framed by southern beech trees in the the French Valley (Valle Frances), Torres Del Paine National Park,Chile, South America.
    05CHI-30034_Paine-Grande.jpg
  • Hike beneath The Horns (Los Cuernos) in the French Valley (Valle Frances) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. "The Horns" (about 6900 feet or 2100 meters elevation) are a pinkish-white granodiorite intrusion formed 12 million years ago topped with an older crumbly dark sedimentary rock, exposed by freeze-thaw erosion and glaciation. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping images.
    05CHI-20120-22pan_Los-Cuernos.jpg
  • Morning sun shines on Paine Grande (about 2700 meters elevation) in the French Valley (Valle Frances) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards.
    05CHI-20103_Paine-Grande.jpg
  • Storm clouds blast Paine Grande in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards.
    05CHI-20033_Paine-Grande.jpg
  • Steady 50-miles-per-hour winds blast hikers near Grey Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards. Published in May/June 2007 Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings. For licensing options, please inquire.
    05CHI-10178-Grey_Glacier.jpg
  • Visit Serrano Glacier on Last Hope Sound (Seno de Última Esperanza) via ferry from Puerto Natales, Chile, South America. Última Esperanza Sound is an ocean inlet stretching from the mouth of Eberhard Fjord to Monte Balmaceda within Magallanes Basin. Filling a valley carved by ice age glaciers, this inlet is a tidewater river which drains an extensive basin including almost all the surface waters of Torres del Paine National Park through the Serrano River. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants, Patagão or Patagoni, who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world and were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm (or 10 inches) taller than the Spaniards.
    05CHI-10102_Serrano-Glacier_Chile.jpg
  • Copihue (Lapageria rosea, or Chilean Bellflower, or Lapageria) is Chile's national flower. Seen near Hostaria Balmaceda on Seno de Ultima Esperanza (Last Hope Sound), Chile. The foot of South America is known as Patagonia. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    05CHI-10037_Copihue-flower.jpg
  • Hear the warble of exotic birds as you walk through an enchanting Monkey Puzzle tree forest in Nahuelbuta National Park, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, a coast range near Angol (north of Temuco), Chile, South America. Mysterious mists water a garden of yellow lichen draped over the trees. Branches form an umbrella of sharp leaves on a straight trunk which grows to over 100 feet high. Monkey Puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana) are conifers which are usually dioecious, where male and female cones grow on separate trees, though some individuals bear cones of both sexes. Its edible seeds (about 200 in each female cone) are similar to large pine nuts. Araucaria araucana, the national tree of Chile, is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. As the hardiest species of its genus, this tree has become popular in gardens. Unfortunately, due to logging, burning, grazing, and habitat conversion to Pinus radiata plantations, Araucaria araucana is listed as an endangered species by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). In France, the Monkey Puzzle tree is known as désespoir des singes or "monkeys' despair." What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). Published in: 1) The "Dinosaur Encyclopedia" 2007 by British publisher Dorling Kindersley; and 2) United States Fish and Wildlife Service, International Affairs web site concerning CITES.
    93CHI-06-25_Nahuelbuta-NP_Monkey-Puz...jpg
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