Torres del Paine has only a few traces of civilization.

Lonely Planet

At EcoCamp Patagonia, in Chile, there’s little more than minimally appointed tents, nearly empty hiking trails, and the occasional guanaco. And it’s someone’s idea of heaven

By Kirsty Lang

From the plastic window of my geodesic dome, snow was blowing across the plateau in Chilean Patagonia. As a fair-weather hiker, the prospect of braving 14 miles through this unforgiving storm filled me with dread.

But I didn’t come to the end of the earth for nothing. Two years ago, I met a filmmaker who had traveled the world shooting Our Great National Parks, Barack Obama’s Netflix series. The most beautiful spot she visited? “Chilean Patagonia,” she replied without missing a beat.