Chaiten and Parque Pumalin, Chile – When I grow up, I want to be a billionaire
It’s rainy in March along the Carretera Austral. However, that didn’t stop us from visiting Parque Pumalin, a privately owned park with trails and a visitors’ center. It’s something like a national park, only maintained better and without an admission charge. The man behind it is American billionaire Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of Esprit, the clothing company. We hiked a few trails there — Sendero Alerces, Sendero Tronador, and Sendero Cascadas. Fern-coated tree trunks fill the temperate rainforest here, and there’s no shortage of scenic waterfalls. We also saw our first fiord.
Had lunch in the high-quality organic restaurant in the park – yum.
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