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A Mountain with Horns: Cuernos del Paine, Chile
Seen from Hosteria Pehoé ,this grouping of mountains resembles the horns of a primeval beast. The distinctive banding is due to the juxtaposition of soft sedimentary rock (darker color) and harder light-colored granite. Because of the three-dimensional horned configuration of mountain, its banding and the effects of glacial erosion, the appearance of the mountain changes constantly as you move around it, depending on your point of view, as you can appreciate from the accompanying photos. Also, the weather here is ever changing — sometimes sunny, but with fog, mist and rain constantly moving through. In fact, our guide told us that most travelers refer to the park as “Torres del Rain”, so the mostly clear weather we enjoyed on our visit was a real bonus.
A Mountain with Horns: Cuernos del Paine, Chile
Seen from Hosteria Pehoé ,this grouping of mountains resembles the horns of a primeval beast. The distinctive banding is due to the juxtaposition of soft sedimentary rock (darker color) and harder light-colored granite. Because of the three-dimensional horned configuration of mountain, its banding and the effects of glacial erosion, the appearance of the mountain changes constantly as you move around it, depending on your point of view, as you can appreciate from the accompanying photos. Also, the weather here is ever changing — sometimes sunny, but with fog, mist and rain constantly moving through. In fact, our guide told us that most travelers refer to the park as “Torres del Rain”, so the mostly clear weather we enjoyed on our visit was a real bonus.