The Torres del Paine National Park has a wide variety of spectacular natural scenery: mountains, valleys, rivers (such as the Paine River), lakes (especially the turquoise lakes Grey, Pehoé, Nordenskjöld, and Sarmiento), and glaciers (Grey, Pingo, Tyndall, and Geikie, all part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field).
It rains throughout the year with an average annual rainfall of 400mm. The region has a short summer with a maximum temperature of 16°C (in January). The minimum temperature in winter is -2.5°C with July being the coldest month of the year. So make sure to pack the essentials and prepare for all-weather, especially if this is your first trip to Patagonia.
There are comfortable hostels and camping sites located inside the park that provide various excursions and activities to help you make the most of your stay inside the park.
Also, there are also fully equipped refuges or mountain lodges and camping grounds at several locations throughout the park.
In the Torres del Paine National Park there is Pre-Andean shrubland on the river and lake banks; Magellanic forest; Magellanic tundra; and high elevation vegetation above the tree line.
The fauna includes 100 species of bird, including Condor, Eagle, Black-necked swan, Flamingo, Spectacled duck, Black woodpecker, Kingfisher, Patagonian sierra finch, Diuca finch, and Rufous-collared sparrow. Among the mammals are the Puma, Huemul (an endangered native deer species), Guanaco, Grey fox, Andean fox, and Skunk.
The park covers an area of 181,000 hectares; it has trails for hiking and roads for vehicles.
It is possible to go trekking, horseback riding, rock climbing, and mountain climbing.
The Torres del Paine National Park is located in Chile’s Magallanes Region, approximately 115 km Northwest of Puerto Natales.
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