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Valle del frances - the Jewl in the Crown
South America

Further up from Campamento Británico is the Mirador for the famed Valle del Frances - the weather actually had taken a nasty turn with further rains and I hastily retreated after a less-than-satisfactory take of the landscape as my gears are not weather-proof. No sooner had I got back to the camp site then the cloud started to lift with a few faint rays of the long-gone sun - I paused for a moment and weighed in all the possiblities and decided to have one more go - a false break as it turned out  - when I got back I was greeted with more rains. My heart really sank and broke there and then.

Just as soon as I thought I was done in for the day and about to leave - suddenly a glimmer of hope finally as the swirling clouds began to thin out and as I siezed the opportunity with so much haste I nearly toppled my tripod together with my camera - a close-shave but I finally had the view I wanted for my photo !

From left to right are :

Cumbre Principal of Cerro Paine Grande(3050m)

Cumbre Norte of Cerro Paine Grande(2750m)

Cerro Castillo(1421m)

Cerro Catedral(216m)

Punta Negra(1708m)

Los Gernelos(1998m)

Cerro Trono(2197m)

Punta Catalina(1782m)

Cerro Cabeza del Indio(2282m)

Cerro Escudo(2240m)

Cerro Fortaleza(2681m)

Cerro Espada(2500m)

Cerro Hoja(2200m)

Cerro Máscara(2300m)

Cuerno Norte(2400m)

Cuerno Este(2200m)

Cuerno Principal(2600m)

Copyright: Arroz Marisco
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 15000x7500
Taken: 16/04/2009
Uploaded: 23/06/2015
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Tags: valle del frances; french valley; cerro catedral; cuernos del paine; rio del frances
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