A now extinct, vegetable-eating mammal called the Milodón, related to the present day sloth. It is thought to have lived in the Pleistocene era in this location, using the cave behind as its home. Archeologists found some well preserved samples of skin, bones and excrement back in 1896. This is an artists impression of what it would have looked like.

Due to contrast, my photo didn't come out too well, so here is one someone else took.

This page has a little more information (in Spanish and English).

Guanaco - relative of the llama.

Inside Torres del Paine National Park. Unfortunately the day we visited the park it was overcast, however still permitted some striking scenery.

Coming into spring, beautifully coloured wild flowers adorn the rock faces.

A sliding glacier runs into this lake from the other side. The ice that breaks into the water forms icebergs which float to this side with the aid of the wind.

This is at the point of the lookout. You can see the glacier at the top-right of the photo - it looks small, but it's quite a distance away.

Same thing, just thought I'd get myself in the photo for a change.

As with most of the lakes that are fed by glacial water, this lake is bright blue due to the rock minerals brought down by the rivers. For more info, go to the Canada section of Gray's World Site 1.

Waterfall that feeds the above lake.

The clouds moved in on us again, yet the scenery was STILL inspiring.

An emu/ostrich-type South-American non-flying bird called the Ñandú