In this Patagonia Documentary I explore Torres del Paine & Puerto Natales with a local photographer to uncover the hidden side of Chilean Patagonia.
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This is the story of Puerto Natales — the town that only exists because 300 sheep arrived from the Falkland Islands in 1877. Together with photographer Timothy, I hike trails almost nobody does, discover a 10,000-year-old mystery inside the Milodón Cave, explore a Victorian-era factory turned luxury hotel, and sail the fjord that a Spanish explorer named ‘Last Hope’ in 1557 — all the way to the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers.
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This Puerto Natales Documentary is the second episode of my Documentary Series called “Pioneers of Patagonia.” While most visitors focus on the well-known treks inside Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia’s history runs far deeper. Each episode follows a different destination and the pioneers who shaped it.
In this episode I arrive at Timothy’s home above Puerto Natales, hike Cerro Dorothea, take the bus into Torres del Paine National Park for the Mirador Ferrier, visit the Bories museum, rent an e-bike to cycle 27km to Laguna Sofia for a hike and condor spotting at Cerro Benitez, explore the Cueva del Milodón where a German settler discovered preserved skin of a giant ground sloth in 1895, and finish with a boat trip through the Última Esperanza fjord to the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers inside Bernardo O’Higgins National Park — including whiskey with glacier ice and Cordero Patagónico at a local estancia.
You can use this documentary to plan your own trip to Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine alongside with my Chile guide “Chile Your Way” which contains every trail, hotel, restaurant, activity and itinerary from this trip plus interactive Google Maps lists so you can plan your own route.
Following I list all places & things to do as seen in this Patagonia Documentary:
– Puerto Natales
– Cerro Dorothea
– Torres del Paine National Park
– Mirador Ferrier
– Cafetería Río Pingo
– The Singular Patagonia / Frigorífico Bories Museum
– E-Bike Coastal Route
– Laguna Sofia
– Cerro Benitez (Condor Spotting)
– Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
– Última Esperanza Fjord Boat Trip
– Balmaceda Glacier
– Serrano Glacier (Bernardo O’Higgins National Park)
– Estancia Lunch: Cordero Patagónico
Please use these chapters to navigate through this Patagonia Documentary:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Arrival
2:40 Cerro Dorotea
7:00 Torres del Paine
8:13 Cerro Ferrier
14:11 Puerto Bories Museum
17:08 E-Bike Trip to Laguna Sofia
18:36 Cerro Benitez Hike
23:42 Milodon Cave
26:10 Glacier Boat Tour
27:45 Balmaceda Glacier
28:09 Serrano Glacier
30:12 Cordero Patagonico
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The whole trip was executed over the course of several weeks using local transport, buses, e-bikes, boats and guided excursions. I organized everything myself and funded the whole trip on my own.
Sources for the information provided in this documentary:
– Moss, Chris. “Patagonia: A Cultural History.” Signal Books, 2008
– Herrera Traybell, Juan Manuel. “The Book of Patagonia”
– The Singular Patagonia — Museum & Private Collection Puerto Bories
– glaciareschilenos.org — “Los Pioneros de Última Esperanza y los Glaciares del Monte Balmaceda”
– rupestrepatagonia.cl — Ernesto Helmer Archaeological Circuit
– Chatwin, Bruce. “In Patagonia.” Jonathan Cape, 1977
– CONAF — Torres del Paine National Park / Annual Visitor Reports
– UNESCO MAB Programme — Biosphere Reserve Designation 1978
– wheeltheworld.com — Alvaro Silberstein / Wheel the World Foundation
– Timothy Dhalleine — Interview conducted on location in Puerto Natales
– Wikipedia: Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine National Park, Cueva del Milodón, Juan Ladrillero, Mylodon, Ramón Serrano Montaner
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