SOUTHERN PATAGONIA, Jan 19th 2010 - Dani and Max, Rod’s former-guide friends in Patagonia—are waiting for us at the Park (hence the truck ride!). They live in an Estancia adjacent to the National Park and we’re staying at their home tonight--notice Torre Central on the far right, behind the roof on the photo below—where they have prepared an amazing barbecue to welcome us, paired with the best Chilean wine of course again... and the most amazing view of the Torres del Paine.
A Puma lioness has been spotted lately, bumming around with her cubs right outside Max and Dani’s house, so we have to keep an eye on their 1.5 year-old, León (not a bad name to hold if you live on Puma territory!). Pumas have found refuge within the National Park where they are protected by law. They are the top predator of this wild expanse and their main prey is the Guanaco, the “Camel of the Andes”.
A Puma lioness has been spotted lately, bumming around with her cubs right outside Max and Dani’s house, so we have to keep an eye on their 1.5 year-old, León (not a bad name to hold if you live on Puma territory!). Pumas have found refuge within the National Park where they are protected by law. They are the top predator of this wild expanse and their main prey is the Guanaco, the “Camel of the Andes”.
We will be heading up to the Torres very early tomorrow (5am), hopefully to catch the sunrise up there. It’s an 8km hike, easy at the beginning to intermediate as you reach the base of the Torres, where you hike up the moraine towards the Glacier.
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