Patagonia, an Exploration of the Earth’s Far Reaches
© Ari Maldonado Espay
March 6-16th, 2009
Immerse yourself in one of the most remote places in the world, a place like no other where even the skies are different … and beautiful. Our on-the-road workshop will start upon your arrival into glamorous Buenos Aires where we will be treated for a traditional Argentine BBQ. Next morning our Patagonian adventure begins as we drive to the airport to board our flight to El Calafate, a picturesque and charming village located 50 km away from the National Glacier’s Park, home to Perito Moreno, a natural marvel of the world. The days will lead us through impressive landscapes and once in a lifetime opportunities to experience up close and personal the breaking of a glacier, ice trekking, immense glaciers, icebergs, turquoise waters, forests and steppes.
Moving on, we’ll reach Torres del Paine in Chile, at the heart of the Patagonia region. The national park, Torres del Paine, is one of the most impressive geographical sceneries in the world as shown by the central massif mountain sector which has several peaks measuring up to 1,000 meters vertical slides. In Torres del Paine we will embark in a boat to navigate Gray Lagoon towards Gray Glacier. After Torres del Paine we’ll visit Punta Arenas, arguably the southernmost city in the world, which sits in the northern bank of the straight of Magellan. While in Punta Arenas we will shoot a Magellan Penguin colony.
Highlights:
- Stroll through charming, colorful villages
- Visit beautiful glaciers: Perito Moreno, Upsala, Grey
- Go on an ice mini-Trekking – Perito Moreno
- Hike Mount Ferrier and Ascension Valley
- Visit a colony of Magellanic Penguins and view unique wildlife like the Andean Condors, Austral Parakeets and others.
Raul Touzon (www.touzonphoto.com) is a documentary and underwater photographer who specializes in making images that convey what he refers as to “The Eternity of a Moment”. Raul has traveled extensively in Latin America documenting its cultures and building an extensive collection of dramatic photographs that have been used in many corporate and editorial publications, including Outdoor Photographer, National Geographic Traveler and the National Geographic Magazine. Raul is a full time educator and instructor producing and teaching world-class workshops for the Santa Fe Workshops and National Geographic Expeditions as well as his own “Experience Series” that take place in Europe. His images are represented by the National Geographic Image Collection and Getty Images.
Ari Maldonado Espay is a documentary and commercial photographer who has won many prestigious awards, including the Fondart Award granted by the Chilean government, which allowed him to work with photographers such as Keith Carter, Maggie Steber and David Alan Harvey. In 2004, he was a finalist in the National Geographic photography contest. His list of clients include: Ferouch, New Man, Gillette and San Pedro Vineyard, and his pictures have been featured in magazines such as Caras, Que Pasa, Paparazzi and In-Lan Chile. Ari has had numerous gallery exhibitions in Santiago, Chile and at the prestigious SoHo House in New York City. He lives in Santiago, Chile where he spends vast amounts of time photographing and exploring the Andes Mountains.
Pricing and Conditions:
Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
Price: $6,795
Conditions: Price is per person in double occupancy. For single room add $1,000.
Includes: 10 Breakfasts, 7 lunches and 4 dinners, as well as all transportation, internal flights, fieldtrips, guides and tips.
Does not include: Airfare to and from home city. Transfer to and from airport destination.
LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
