The origins of the name, Paine (PIE-nee) are uncertain. Was the area named after an early settler (of which there were many from the British Isles)? Or does the name come from the local Indian (Tehuelche) word for blue? The towers (Torres in the name) are 3 near vertical rock pinnacles, rising up to 2,600 meters (8,500 feet). The highest peak in the National Park is the Cerro Paine Grande at 3,200 metres. The park has many lakes and glaciers, including Lago Grey, which is 20kms in length. At one end of the Lago Grey is a glacier wall, from which blue-white icefloes crash into to the lake and float downstream.
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| The Paine massif from the approach road |
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| View of the mountains from Lago Sarmiento |
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| Another view of Lago Sarmiento and the Paine Massif |
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| The salt edged shore of Lago Sarmiento |
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| Guanacos, a native of Patagonia, cousin to the Llama, a distant one to the camel. |
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| The Rio Paine |
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| The towers clear of cloud cover |
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| The Paine Massif as seen from Puente Weber |
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| The Towers in cloud #1 |
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| The Towers in cloud #2 |
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| The Towers in cloud #3 |
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| The Towers in cloud #4 |
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| The Towers in cloud #5 |
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| The Towers in cloud #6 |
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| The Towers in cloud #7 |
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| The shore of Lago Grey |
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| A blue iceberg on Lago Grey #1 |
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| A blue iceberg on Lago Grey #2 |
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| The shore side of Lago Grey |
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| View of the Paine massif from Lago Grey |
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| The rock formation in the park |
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| Reflections in another lake in the Park |
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