EXPLORA HOTEL PATAGONIA SALTO CHICO – NOT FOR THE ALPINEOPHOBICS
We came from Rapa Nui (which was fabulous itself) to Patagonia and landed in heaven. Simply one of the most gorgeous places on the planet. How the owner of the Explora Hotel Patagonia, Pedro Ibanez, ever managed to secure the location for his hotel is a marvel. It is so dazzling that one could spend weeks just watching the clouds move across the Torres del Paine massif from the steps of the hotel and never explore the countless wonders available nearby.
In his mission statement, Ibanez says: “”I believe that the more remote and mythical a place is, the more impact it has on you. When we were stating up explora, we talked a lot about that nostalgia, that longing to arrive at places which are more difficult to get to.”
The philosophy of the explora folks is to travel to remote areas where one can engage in in-depth exploration and be enveloped with luxury of the “essential” things, shelter and food.
Tags: Explora Patagonia Hotel, Lake Pehoe, Patagonia, Torres del Paine
March 01 2011 01:22 pm | Photos
Linda Paine on 26 Apr 2011 at 7:37 pm #
Hi Anita and Bud,
I just viewed your beautiful pictures of Torres del Paine. They brought back wonderful memories of a fantastic trip and spectacular place on earth. We enjoyed meeting and getting to know you and treking with you. Hopefully our paths will cross again sometime soon!
Linda
anita on 26 Apr 2011 at 7:52 pm #
I haven’t finished yet with the photos… it was such an amazing trip! More to come!!!! Thank you for your nice comments.
Anita