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Winter Hiking near Lake Nordenskjold with Paine Grande in background in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. One of Chile's most prized possessions, the Torres del Paine National Park, is a meeting point for hikers and nature enthusiasts that nowadays attracts more than a quarter million tourists a year. But unfortunately, this beloved park is in danger of being suffocated by so much adoration. The increasing number of visitors, along with the continuous scourge of wind and rain, are rapidly degrading the trails. Without an immediate intervention the erosion will become too severe and the trails will be permanently damaged. Many of the roads were originally created to allow livestock, not to meet the current standards required for sustainable hiking trails. Improving the trails is important, both to protect the ecosystem and to ensure a safe and quality experience for visitors. Repairing and redesigning the park's most important path for me is a great recognition of the importance of trails in protected areas, and of our connection to nature.

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This post was published on 22nd January, 2017 by Kalyan on his Instagram handle "@travtasy (Kalyan Panja)". Kalyan has total 10.0K followers on Instagram and has a total of 64 post.This post has received 285 Likes which are lower than the average likes that Kalyan gets. Kalyan receives an average engagement rate of 13.95% per post on Instagram. This post has received 28 comments which are lower than the average comments that Kalyan gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile.