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Scenes From Patagonia

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Our journey continues on today as we return to Patagonia to get a closer look at some of the region's most impressive sights. Few places on Earth can rival Patagonia's natural beauty - the landscapes here are truly magical. We'll begin our journey in the colorful, charming mountain village of El Chaltén to rest and stock up on supplies. Located in close proximity to some of the area's most beautiful scenery, its become one of the most popular destinations in the entire region.


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Note: due to compression issues I had to upload this mosaic to Dropbox - if you can't see the link then I also uploaded the more compressed version to imgur as well here.


We head north through Chilean Patagonia and eventually reach Queulat National Park - one of the best places in the region to see glaciers. The park's "hanging glacier" is quite dramatic - it's slowly sliding off the edge of a 3,000 foot cliff and the ice crashes here are truly spectacular.


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After spending a few days in the park, we start to head back south, traveling through some of Chile's most scenic rural landscapes. The valleys around Coyhaique are particularly beautiful and are filled with small cattle farms.


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For the thrill seeker, there's always plenty to do in Patagonia - such as kayaking down the turbulent waters of Salto Grande.


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We'll soon come face to face with another one of Patagonia's impressive mountains - Cordillera Paine. If you can brave the five to six hour hike, you'll be rewarded with one of the region's finest views:


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Our journey today concludes with an overview of the majestic Torres del Paine and some of the beautiful surrounding landscape.


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-korver

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tariely

Oh Lordy, yes, that first mosaic !!! And the water, in the kayak pic ! That's not RFR water -- can't be ? And do kayakers really tackle that water fall ??? Anyway, another great entry. 

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younghappy

Astonishing!  Have been to all those places and you really have represented them perfectly.  I didn't expect to see Coyhaique or Queulat in SimCity but there you go, fair play to ya!

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korver

@RobertLM78 Thank you very much! *:D

@The British Sausage *:thumb:

@Duco Thanks for the nice words! *:)

@TekindusT Thanks for the comment! *:thumb:

@tariely Thank you very much! The kayakers in True Earth are quite adventurous - they'll tackle just about any waterfall! *:lol: The waterfall in the Salto Grande scene was mostly edited in but I used the RFR pretty extensively for the rivers in the El Chalten mosaic.

@Scribosilyn Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the mosaic! *:)

@ESP15 Thank you for the nice words! *:)

@younghappy Thanks for the comment, appreciate the kind words! I wanted to make sure I also had a few of the region's lesser known (but just as stunning) landscapes in as well - glad you enjoyed it.

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