{"id":1690,"date":"2016-05-30T12:59:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T10:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2016-05-30T12:59:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T10:59:50","slug":"torres-del-paine-day-6-hosteria-las-torres-chileno-mirador-las-torres-and-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/?p=1690","title":{"rendered":"Torres del Paine, day 6: Hosteria las Torres – Chileno – Mirador las Torres (and back)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Roman<\/a>
Roman at Mirador Las Torres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FEB 16, 2016 – On the last day of our trek, we got up a little earlier – I think at 5:30 instead of 6am – to be back on time for the bus to Puerto Natales in the afternoon. The night before we had learned that there was no easy option to go straight back to El Calafate, so we’d have to spend another night in Natales. The weather was dry again after a rainy night, but not looking sunny. We ascended in high-speed mode, with only the most basic supplies, and passed a lot of other hikers. In the upper part after Torres camp, snow started to fall. At the viewpoint there really wasn’t much to see as the famous “Torres” were mostly in the fog – only the mountain on the opposite side was visible. We were glad that we didn’t get up early for the sunset, as we later learned that the view wasn’t any better at that time. We got back to the campground in time to have lunch before catching the bus out of the park. Overall, we were quite satisfied with our visit to Torres del Paine – the landscape is beautiful and the weather was not too bad. I just think it is a bit overrated and therefore overcrowded with tourists. The high entrance fees and camping prices do not seem to keep people away from what is by far the most famous trek in Patagonia. There are good alternatives that provide more solitude and freedom, such as the Dientes de Navarino trek on the island south of Ushuaia, and other hikes in Tierra del Fuego area.<\/p>\n

\"Mountain<\/a>
Mountain on the other side of the valley – without fog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Deer<\/a>
Deer sighted on the way down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FEB 16, 2016 – On the last day of our trek, we got up a little earlier – I think at 5:30 instead of 6am – to be back on time for the bus to Puerto Natales in the afternoon. The night before we had learned that there was no easy option to go straight…<\/span><\/p>\n

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