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Roughing It in Style in Patagonia

Frédéric Lagrange Hiking excursion from Los Cerros afford stunning views, like this one of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy.

Photo: Frédéric Lagrange

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Patagonia covers about 260,000 square miles in size—roughly the same as Texas—and spans a significant portion of lower South America. For years Patagonia has been on the map of international trekkers, but the Explora lodge in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park gives adventurers who demanded a dose of luxury a reason to visit Patagonia, too.

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Inspired by: Patagonia Inside Out — by Frédéric Lagrange, Published Oct. 2006

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Hotels (4)

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    Altiplánico Sur

    A further testament to the pace of development in the area is Altiplánico Sur—a bunker hotel set into a hillside, its roof covered in grass and dan

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    Remota

    One of the more stylish new bases in Patagonia for exploration is Remota, an upscale lodge designed by the great Chilean architect Germán del Sol (

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    Los Cerros

    El Chaltén, a dusty speck of a town situated in an unusually beautiful spot beneath the granite spires of Cerro Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, has hards

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    Eolo, El Calafate

    While Patagonia—the 304,000 square miles of electric-blue lakes, endless steppes, and spiky peaks that span lower South America—remains largely uns

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    Mesita Grande

    Great pizzas, pasta, and fresh salads (a rarity in Patagonia).
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    Restaurant El Asador Patagónica

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    Estepa Resto & Bar

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    Asador-Parilla Mi Viejo

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    Northern Patagonia is filled with waterfalls, forests, parks, and many, many lakes of alpine Argentina. The Lake District encompasses thousands of square miles of pine-covered northwestern Patagoni

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