The World’s Best National Parks, Ranked

“Torres del Paine is Patagonia at its best,” says Yogerst. Mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers cover nearly 450,000 acres of southern Chile, and “the hiking here is incredible, especially along multi-day treks like the ‘W’ Circuit.” Not to mention, it would be tough to find a better place on the planet for extreme rock climbing and mountaineering, especially on the three famous granite peaks of the Paine mountain range near the town of Puerta Natales. Around 252,000 visitors head to Patagonia each year, 54 percent of which are foreign. “The park is also surprisingly good for wildlife—it’s sort of a Patagonian version of the Galapagos,” Yogerst adds. “One of my favorite things at Torres is horseback riding with the gauchos who lead equestrian trips in the park.”

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