Whether you’re traveling to Argentina or Chile ... in a remote valley protected by mountains, lakes, and the Upsala glacier.

windblown bonsai you see at tree line in the mountains. And no wonder. The fjords and islands of Chilean Patagonia take the brunt of the prevailing westerlies that wail across the southern seas.

Stretching across northwestern tip of Argentine Patagonia sits the picturesque Lake District. Sandwiched between the Andes mountains with Chilean Patagonia to the west and Atlantic Patagonia to ...

After all, I was staying at Explora Torres del Paine, a luxury lodge that’s among the most plush in Chile. I would’ve been ...