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echinosum writes:
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| As you cross Patagonia from East to West (Chileans generally include
| the far southern part of their country in the concept of Patagonia),
| the climate changes from Arid to Very Wet, with a significant
| transitional zone in the middle, though in some places it is rather
| narrow. Torres del Paine (which I have visited twice) lies across the
| transitional area, exhibiting the full range of climates. You can walk
| from the arid zone to the transitional in a very short time, as you go
| around a spur and arrive in a rain shadow. So proximity is not a good
| measure of continued suitability/unsuitability.

That probably has something to do with having Real Mountains :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.