Here now the first pictures from the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile:

On the first day on the way to the national park the weather was not all that good, but the scenary was still very impessive!

Camp 1:


Early next morning, start of the first trekking day:


Nature pure


And after about 4 hours of hiking the first highlight of the Torres del Paine National Park: Los Cerros


On day 3 in the park we walked 3 hours to the Grey Glacier which is part of the 3rd biggest ice mass on earth (after Antarctica and Gronland)


Wow:


Nice...


Pisco Sour with Ice form the Grey Glacier... at 11am!


My travel mate Michael "me no complain" (AUS) and myself...


Ice walking in the afternoon:


Day 4 in Paradise... ah, Patagonia:


Early morning, the first view of the Torres del Paine peaks! The weather didn't improve later so thanks to Michael for getting out of the tent early in the moring and taking this picture!

...and thanks to technology for making it possible to have it on my travel page already ;-)

Unfortunately not in the very best weather but still very impressive, the Torres del Paine that gave this park the name!


The 3 Benny Hill's...


And now "Good bye"... next stop will be Fitz Roy Mountain and Moreno Glacier in Argentina!

These are some pictures taken during the flight from Puerto Varas to Punta Arenas in Chile.

Huge glaciers...


... and lakes...


... and the first view of the world famous peaks in the Torres del Paine National Park, I will be trekking there in a couple of days and if the weather permits, there will be far better pictures on this website soon!

Volcano Osorno is a beautiful volcano (ca. 2600m) at the Lago Llangquihue, here seen from Puerto Varas, our first stop in Chile.


And this is the view form the top with one of the craters in the foreground and another volcano in the distance.


And a nice sunset at last...

Avenida de Mayo, a beautiful day in Buenos Aires.

Finally a busy street again, I love it!

The MUST No 1 in Argentina: grilled meet... it is just unbelievably good!

The MUST No 2 in Argentina: Tango!

The MUST No 3 in Argenina: Football - this is a normal home game from the Boca Juniors (Maradona's home club in Buenos Aires)

This is the view from the argentinien side, just as impressive and just as hot as yesterday. And still a great place to visit and to see!


See the small boat in the center? It actually seats about 30 people and you get the most incredible shower you ever had in your life ;-)

An absolutely beautiful island just south of Rio. A diamond in the sea!

Salvador, the black town of Brasil: music, culture, food, Capoeira, and and and

Well, this is what it looks like in a lot of places in the great Amazon!

And in the jungle:

The boys on a beach buggy trip... sipping healthy coconuts!

This was on Dec 31, 2005 at Ipanema Beach in Rio... 35 degrees!

Well, you have seen this before I guess.

Dear Friends
I just discovered this tool and it seems like I can send pics and comments from my trip in South America to this site... Let´s see how and if it works and you can check out of your world from time to time to check out where I am and what I have seen and done here in south america.
Philipp, aka Peppo