Todd Borgie reporting from Chile: A visit to Torres del Paine.   Declared Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO in 1978, the Torres del Paine National Park, (located in the Chilean Patagonia) in internationally renowned as one of the most beautiful, unspoiled and remote places of the planet. Their attractions reside on its spectacular mountain range, lakes, flora and fauna that make of this place an ideal destination for Eco-tourism and adventure. The Corporación Nacional Forestal, CONAF, administers the park with a less than charming weather, you can find strong winds even during summertime (December through March). The mean summer temperature is 11 C (52 F) with a minimum of 0.8 C (33 F) and a maximum of 24 C (75 F). The average rainfall is 700 mm per year (27 inches) and altitude goes from 50m (166 ft) to 3000m (10.000 ft) above sea level. Without doubt, one of the major attractions of the park is the Paine Massif, mostly composed of granite, and originated 12 million years ago. The highest peak is the Paine Grande (3050 m), although the most representative peaks are the "Cuernos del Paine" featured on most pictures of the park. The Torres del Paine are three sheer granite towers, that make a challenging and coveted prize for climbers. In the southern extreme of the South Icefield, the park has many glaciers, lakes, lagoons and rivers. Among them we can mention the Sarmiento, Nordenskjold, Pehoe, Paine and Dickson, each one with waters of different shades of blue and green. The largest rivers that cross the park are the Pingo, Grey and Dickson. The latter having three spectacular waterfalls, Paine, Salto Grande and Salto Chico. The park flora varies with the area and altitude. You will find from windy grasslands to coigue and lenga tree forests that grow smaller as you gain altitude resembling a natural Bonsai garden. There is a small bush called the calafate that produces a berry that locals say you have to eat to return. Among the fauna inhabitants you will find guanacos (n Andean camelid), ñandús (American ostrich), condors, mountain lions, gray and culpeo foxes and a wide variety of birds.