100 List 2014
South America: Tierra Patagonia
Chile
Tierra promises to take you into the heart of Patagonia, where you ride with gauchos and hike the world-famous Torres Del Paine National Park. Tierra Patagonia Hotel & Spa sits on a bluff where the South American pampa meets Lake Sarmiento. Take a short walk down to Lake Sarmiento to explore the black sand beach, ideal for long and leisurely walks. Discover Calafate bushes and other shrubs endemic to the ecological zone, called the Fuergian Steppe. See some ñandues, the local ostrich-like birds and possibly some grazing guanaco. All this is just steps away from the hotel. The hotel building is immersed in the landscape and emerges beautifully from the hillside.