Discover Chile and Easter Island. Includes FREE planning and background information. Pounding westerlies, barren seascapes and the ragged spires of Torres del Paine define the rugged provinces of Magallanes and Última Esperanza. For many, these landscapes represent the distilled essence of Patagonia, matched only in frontier appeal by the deep Amazon and a few stretches of Alaska. Southern Patagonia is ideal for adventure and travelers will find plenty while taking in the cool panoramas of national parks, islands colonized by penguins, and the remote ranches with hard-livin’ gauchos.