National Park Torres del Paine National Park (sq km 2420) is one of the largest and most beautiful parks in the country. It is the third most visited, about 75% of the visitors are foreign tourists.

National Park is located 112 km north of Puerto Natales and 312 km from the city of Punta Arenas. Torres del Paine National Park - one of the eleven protected areas in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica (along with four other national parks, three national nature reserves and three national monuments). Together, these protected areas occupy 51% of the region (6,728,744 hectares).

The park was created in 1959. In 1978, UNESCO announced the addition to the list of its biosphere reserves. Park Torres del Paine National Park is characterized by a rich fauna, flora and unique geography, which makes it a perfect place for ecotourism and climbing, for all those who love the thrill, to experience closeness to areas unexplored by man.

Because of the movements of the earth's crust 12 million years ago there was the formation of spectacular snow-capped peaks, as Mount Paine Grande (3050 m), Los Kuemos del Paine (2600, 2400, 2200), Torres del Paine National Park (2250, 2460 and 2500 m), Fortaleza (2800 m), Escudo (2700 m). After visiting the park Torres del Paine National Park, tourists are sure to want to see the most spectacular Glacier Grey (area of ​​270 sq km, 28 km long) - it is the third largest in the world.

The park is permeated by numerous rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and waterfalls that begin their journey from the glaciers of Patagonia and the southern end in the northeast of the fjord Ultima Esperanza, washes the shores of Puerto Natales. The waterways of the rivers have sharp differences in elevation on the slopes, creating waterfalls and rapids. The largest rivers - Pingo, Paine, Serrano and Grey. You can visit the shores of lakes: Dixon, Toro, Sarmiento, Nordenskjold, Pehoe, Grey, Paine, to see the magnificent waterfalls: Paine, Salto Grande Salto Chico.

The last major study on the flora of the park was carried out in 1974. This study identified four biotic zones that make up the whole area of ​​the park, defining the "type of vegetation": mosses, deciduous forest, steppe, Andean desert. Here you can see the fir trees, several species of beech, evergreen oak «coigues», various shrubs, herbaceous plants, a variety of colors: clover, rich variety of orchids.

The fauna of the park is very diverse. You can see guanacos, foxes, skunks, Andean deer, armadillos, parrots, rheas, condors, eagles, a variety of waterfowl ducks, coots, black-necked swans, kingfishers, woodpeckers, thrushes, puma.

The park is located in an area of ​​cold rainy temperate climate, with no dry season. Weather conditions in the park are very diverse because of the complex topography. Rainiest months - March and April, in the period from July to October - with little or no precipitation. The area is characterized by cool summers with temperatures below 16 ° C. The average minimum temperature in winter is -2, 5 ° C.