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Located in the 7 th Region of Chile, in the province of Última Esperanza, Torres del Paine district, bordering with the province of Santa Cruz (Argentine Republic) and around 380 Km from El Calafate, it spans from the Andes Mountain Range to the Patagonian flatlands.
The Park is open all the year round and it is run by the CONAF (National Forest Corporation), (CONAF) www.conaf.cl. The gates Sarmiento and Lake Amarga are open from 8.30 a.m. to 08.30 p.m.

Its entry gates can be found around 125 Km from Puerto Natales and the Argentine - Chilean border at Cancha Carrera - Cerro Castillo respectively.

The nearest cities to Torres del Paine are Puerto Natales at 140 Km, El Calafate at around 380 Km and Punta Arenas at around 400 Km from where you can get to Torres del Paine by bus or drive.

There are tours you can buy at el Calafate to Torres del Paine Full Day, which consist of a whole day visit to Torres del Paine in 4x4 vehicles with a guide and food, they are round trips starting at your hotel door in El Calafate.

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El Calafate – P.N.Torres del Paine

	Via El Cerrito
	Distance: around 330 km.
	Routes: Provincial 11, National 40 and Provincial 7.
	Conditions: Only for 4x4 vehicles or vehicles which are in excellent condition. The state of the rubble is really poor.
	Once in Chile : well-kept rubble until the National Park Torres del Paine. In Chile the rubble routes are in excellent conditions and the maintenance work is permanent!!!
	How to get there: At El Calafate we take provincial route 11 and head toward Río Gallegos for around 95 Km till we get to the inn "El Cerrito", where there is a Road Office booth. There, we turn right into provincial route 40 (rubble in poor condition) and around 80 Km ahead we will get to Tapi Aike, where the junction to provincial route 7 is. That is the last place where we can fill up our cars' tanks in Argentina before reaching the National Park Torres del Paine, so fill up!! We turn right and around 40 Km ahead we will see the junction (quite hidden, so be careful) to the road that leads to the frontier passage of Cancha Carrera 6 Km ahead. Once that we are through with the migratory paperwork we go on for 4 Km till the Chilean border in Cerro Castillo. Then, we go on for around 80 Km and we will get to one of the entries to the National Park Torres del Paine.

	Via La Esperanza
	Distance: around 390 Km.
	Routes: Provincial 11- 5 (same route changes its name) and provincial route 7.
	Conditions: Fully paved and in good conditions. When we take the road to the border we will have well-kept rubble till the National Park Torres del Paine. Once in Chile the rubble routes are in excellent conditions and the maintenance work is permanent!!!
	How to get there: At El Calafate, we take provincial routes 11, 5 (same route changes its name) toward Río Gallegos and around 160 Km ahead we get to La Eperanza, where the junction to provincial route 7 is. That is the last place where we can fill up our cars' tanks in Argentina before we enter the National Park Torres del Paine, so fill up. There we turn right and around 120 Km ahead the paved road comes to an end and we find the junction to the road leading to the frontier passage of Cancha Carrera (Argentina) - Cerro Castillo (Chile). There we turn right and take the road (quite hidden, so be careful) to the frontier passage Cancha Carrera (6 Km). Once that we are through with the migratory paperwork we go on for around 80 Km and we will get to one of the entries to the National Park Torres del Paine.

	From Puerto Natales
	At Puerto Natales, we take national route 9, heading northwest and around 140 Km ahead we will get through the inner roads to the Park's administrative office.

	From Punta Arenas
	At Punta Arenas, we take national route 9, heading north till Puerto Natales and stick to that route and direction, and after accessing the inner roads of the Park, we will get through them to the National Park's administrative office.