Cuernos del Paine and Lago Pehoe
摄影师 Neil Parris
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A view of the famous Cuernos Del Paine in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. The Cuernos are formed from two different types of rock, each a different color. The southernmost peak (righ hand side on this view) is Cuerno Principle. 2400m.
To the south is Lago Pehoe, a bright blue lake which has been colored by the minerals from the melting glaciers
the large building to the west is the Refuge and Camping at Pehoe (Refugio y Cp Pehoe) . This building is home to hostel type beds, a food hall and upstairs is a bar. If you look closely you will see people sitting at the large windows of the upstairs bar.
To the north is the dark black mountain named Colina Paine Grande, 3248m above sea level.
To get to this viewpoint you take the boat across Lago Pehoe from Pudeto. Buses take you to Pudeto from the main entrance of the park.
The older and smaller building on the right, once the Refugio Paine Grande now serves as the Ranger S...
There are many stream crossings on the "W" trek, most of them are shallow and narrow enough to simply...
The left leg of the "W" trek begins with a well-formed trail that runs in this bowl-shaped valley bef...
Here a sweeping view of the western aspect of the huge Parque Nacional Torres del Paine is taken from...
This spot is surely one of the windiest in the whole National Park of Torres del Paine. Battered by i...
Crossing Lago Pehoe by Catamaran -- Day hikes to the Glacier Grey trail and backpackers taking the W ...
On the map it says "Fuertes Vientos" and I could not concur more - the wind really at gale force did ...
The trail of the "W" Trek is not vey well maintained - there hasn't been much upkeep done since I las...
In the distance, Galcier Grey is splited into 3 separate tongues by 2 nunataks before dipping into th...
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