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14 adventurous days of Trekking and Backpacking around the Paine Circuit, Parque National Torres del Paine, South Chile:

• Day 1: Flight to Santiago, Chile.
• Day 2: Flight to Punta Arenas and drive to the picturesque small town of Puerto Natales.
• Day 3: Drive to Parque National Torres del Paine.
• Day 4-11: Eight days of strenuous hiking and backpacking around the Torres del Paine (towers of Paine), across the 4000 feet high pass to Glacier Gray and Lago Gray and back to the park headquarters.
• Day 12: Drive to Puerto Natales, and continue to Punta Arenas on the Straits of Magellan. Stay overnight in Punta Arenas.
• Day 13: Flight to Santiago and stay overnight.
• Day 14: Flight back home.

Hiking, backpacking, mountain climbing and white-water rafting in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru:

• Day 1: Flight to Lima, Peru and stay overnight.
• Day 2: Drive to Huaraz and stay overnight.
• Day 3-6: Trek the Llanganuco to Santa Cruz loop, crossing the Punta Union pass of 15,500 feet high with a spectacular view of Navado Huascaran and visiting some of the indigenous Indians of this region, ancestors of the Inca Civilization.
• Day 7: A day of rest, sightseeing and visiting the local markets of Huaraz.
• Day 8-9: Climb Mount Vallunaraju (18,600 feet).
• Day 10: White-water rafting down the Rio Santa
• Day 11: Visit the 3000-year-old pre-Inca site of Chavin de Huantar.
• Day 12: Drive back to Lima, sightseeing and stay overnight.
• Day 13: Flight back home.