EcoCamp Patagonia
There are many ways to hike/backpack in Torres del Paine, and I saw many young people backpacking and sleeping in tents. I'll confess that at 66 and after not having backpacked in more than 40 years, I was looking for a more comfortable option. EcoCamp was a luxurious venue to trek in Torres del Paine by any measure. Having a knowledgeable guide to introduce me to the geology, flora and fauna of the area allowed me to get the most out of my trekking experience with minimal chance that something would go wrong. The food in EcoCamp was excellent and offered a wide selection for vegetarians as well as omivores (like me).
The group I was in consisted of 12 people from 20 years to 66 years of age. There were two married couples each with their son who attended as well as travelers who came as singles or in traveling pairs. Nationalities of members of our group included:
United States, Germany, Australia and Israel.



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EcoCamp Standard domes with towers of Torres
del Paine in the background on first morning in camp 		Standard dome 4 where I stayed for
4 of the nights of the trip.

Inside of Dome 4: Wood floors
and a very warm and comfortable bed.
The last night that I stayed in EcoCamp,
 temperature dropped well below
freezing. I was as warm and as comfortable
as could be in the standard dome.

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Red Fox (Culpeo) Lycalopex culpaeus
in EcoCamp on the first morning in EcoCamp.
A breeding pair of foxes were seen
hunting (for rodents and hares) the first morning. 		Ecocamp view at Dawn Meeting room in EcoCamp
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Dinning room in EcoCamp Meeting room and bar in EcoCamp.
Multiple groups interfaced at EcoCamp
simultaneously. However, dining times were
coordinated so that you primarily interacted
with members of your own group. 		Our guides, Dani and Diego, holding a map to
orient for the next day's hike
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Seema, Jenny, Liza and Jane Jane and Nik Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara
plancus) in EcoCamp
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Marina and Liza Dani our main guide Megan sharing photos with Dani and Diego
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Menu choices for an evening meal Light snow dusting at higher elevation
at dawn of hiking day 5 above
dome 4 in EcoCamp 		The last morning before I left,
a juvenile Puma walked through
EcoCamp, and I watched it hunting
hares as it left EcoCamp
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Puma on the access road