Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Santiago and Patagonia
The Santiago Patagonia Portion ….
Gran Torre Costanera, previously known as Costanera Center Torre 2,[5] and also known as El Costanera (The Costanera) by the locals, and previously known as Torre Gran Costanera, is a 62-story skyscraper in Santiago, Chile. It is the tallest building in South America.
Also there is a view and a bar at the top – so worth checking out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Torre_Costanera
A statue of the Inmaculate Conception, located at the top of San Cristóbal Hill, was erected after great efforts and a sacrifice by the believers to finance a work of this magnitude.
Thus begins this story of devotion and fidelity to the Mother of God. It was accomplished by the daring of a group of Catholics, for whom nothing was impossible. For more than 100 years, our Mother has watched over Santiago.
https://www.santuariocerrosancristobal.cl/
Here are just a couple of the many murals painted around Santiago. They show an appreciation for public art here.
The Plaza de Armas is the main square of Santiago, the capital of Chile. Plaza de Armas metro station is located under the square. Surrounding the square are historic buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office Building, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago, and the building that serves as the seat of local government for Santiago, which was formerly occupied by the Cabildo of the city before being remodeled
Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos ( Santiago , July 5, 1793 – Valparaíso , June 6, 1837) was a Chilean merchant , military man and conservative politician , one of the fundamental figures in the organization and consolidation of the State of Chile. [Left]
Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens[A] (26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a socialist politician[4][5] who served as the 28th president of Chile from 1970 until his death in 1973.[6] As a democratic socialist committed to democracy,[7][8] he has been described as the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America {Right]
With a history of more than 135 years, Undurraga Winery is one of the oldest wineries in Chile and a pioneer in the country’s wine industry.
https://undurraga.cl/en/home-2/
“Estancia Río Penitente” dates to the late 19th century, when the Scottish family of Mr. Alexander Morrison and his wife Mrs. Hellen McCall arrived to the region of Magallanes in 1891. They were one of the many European settlers who migrated to the region with the dream of establishing a sheep farm for a new life..
The ranch has served five generations. The original structures are preserved, such as the main house and the shearing shed. We incorporated tourism in 1990 as a complement of sheep farming, which has helped to keep the history alive and to show the typical activities of one of the first farms of Patagonia.
https://www.hosteriariopenitente.com/
The wind is constant and the scale of of the geography is immense. Here the wind blows a huge waterfall, and the scale can be guessed by looking at the trees at the top.
Torres del Paine National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Torres del Paine)[3] is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes. The park is located 112 km (70 mi) north of Puerto Natales and 312 km (194 mi) north of Punta Arenas. The park borders Bernardo O’Higgins National Park to the west and the Los Glaciares National Park to the north in Argentine territory. Paine means “blue” in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language and is pronounced PIE-neh, while Torres means “towers”.[4] It was established as a National Park in 1959.
Torres del Paine National Park is part of the Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado de Chile (National System of Protected Forested Areas of Chile). In 2013, it measured approximately 181,414 hectares (700 sq mi).[1] It is one of the largest and most visited parks in Chile. The park averages around 252,000 visitors a year, of which 54% are foreign tourists,[2] who come from many countries all over the world. It is also part of the End of the World Route, a tourist scenic route.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_del_Paine_National_Park
El Calafate, Argentina, also known as Calafate, is a city in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated on the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the southwest part of the Santa Cruz Province, about 320 kilometres (200 mi) northwest of Río Gallegos. The name of the city is derived from a little bush with yellow flowers and dark blue berries, very common in Patagonia: the calafate (Berberis buxifolia); the word comes from the word calafate, which is Spanish for ‘caulk‘.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Calafate
Los Glaciares National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares) is a federal protected area in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
The park covers an area of 726,927 ha (7,269.27 km2; 2,806.68 sq mi), making it the largest national park in the country. Established on 11 May 1937,[1] it hosts a representative sample of Magellanic subpolar forest and west Patagonian steppe biodiversity in good state of conservation. In 1981, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[2][3]
… and then there are these guys – everywhere, guanacos that is
we also caught a glimpse of a puma ! A rare sighting.
The guanaco (/ɡwɑːˈnɑːkoʊ/ghwuah-NAH-koh;[3]Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanaco
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/puma-population-patagonia-booming-now-what
That’s it for our ‘Patagonia’ adventure. Check out the end to our trip to Chile and Argentina – ‘Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Buenos Aires. We start out at a great pizza place and it’s all fabulous from there …
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