August 27, 2013
The world’s first geodesic dome hotel. A trip to EcoCamp Patagonia in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile is a unique glamping experience with its cozy geodesic dome tents complete with ceiling windows allowing you to fall asleep counting the star-filled sky. Spend your days exploring the Patagonian wilderness with your friendly guides by hiking, […]
June 11, 2012
Patagonia… original land of the giants? At the southern end of South America, where the Andes end, Magellan and his fellow Spaniards (whose heights averaged 5ft 1in) encountered the Tehuelches people (whose heights averaged 5ft 11in) in 1520 and named them the Patagon, roughly interpreted as “big footed,” and their land as Patagonia, the “land […]