Torres del Paine National Park

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Even if you don't know the name Torres del Paine, chances are you'd still recognize the granite spires that tower over this 927-square-mile Chilean national park. This visual siren song—a stretch of the Andes dubbed the Cordillera del Paine—sits at the center of the park, which also boasts glaciers, lakes, a network of rivers, and a series of steep valleys that separate the vertiginous peaks within southern Patagonia. It has lured trekkers for decades—and with good reason. The park remains both on the radar and yet still wild and remote. You might not be the only explorers here, but you're all likely to be silenced by the park's natural grandeur. Read More »