Torres del Paine is a national park in Chile.
The park lies in Chile’s Magallanes Region, near the southern end of the Andes and close to the Argentine border. Its centerpiece is the Paine Massif, whose distinctive granite towers gave the park its name. The landscape combines glaciers, turquoise lakes, rivers, forests, grasslands, and windswept Patagonian steppe.
Chile created the protected area in 1959. UNESCO designated Torres del Paine a biosphere reserve in 1978, recognizing its exceptional ecosystems and scenery. The Southern Patagonian Ice Field feeds several of the park’s glaciers, including Grey Glacier.
A common mix-up is confusing the park with Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park, home to Mount Fitz Roy and Perito Moreno Glacier. Both are in Patagonia, but Torres del Paine is unequivocally on the Chilean side of the Andes.