1926 CHILE (Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena) - Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes (UNESCO - Tentative List)

1926 - Torres del Paine National Park

Located in a transition area between the Magellanic subpolar forests and the Patagonian Steppes, Torres del Paine National Park encompass mountains, glaciers, lakes and rivers. Paine means "blue" in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language and is pronounced PIE-nay. The Torres del Paine are the distinctive three granite peaks of the Paine mountain range or Paine Massif. They extend up to 2,500m above sea level, and are joined by the Cuernos del Paine.

The glaciers, including Grey, Pingo and Tyndall, belong to the Southern Patagonia Ice Field. The well-known lakes include Grey, Pehoé, Nordenskiöld, and Sarmiento. All are vividly colored, most due to rock flour suspended in their waters. The Nordenskjöld was named after the Swede Otto Nordenskiöld who discovered the lake in the beginning of the 20th century. The outfall of Nordenskjöld Lake consists of a waterfall known as Salto Grande. At this western end of the lake on the southern side is an abundance of wildlife including wild grazing guanaco.

About the stamps
Two of the stamps are part of a series about Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Takona Body Painting, about which I wrote here. Other three are part of the series History of Airplanes, about which I wrote here. The last is part of the series Chinchorro Culture, about which I wrote on November 28, 2014.

References
Torres del Paine National Park - Wikipedia
Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes - UNESCO official website

Sender: Hernán
Sent from Santiago (Chile), on 27.07.2015