Chile has unveiled a novel hiking route through the region of Patagonia as a way to attract more tourism and raise awareness about wilderness conservation.
The Route of Parks spans across 1740 miles from Puerto Montt all the way to Cape Horn. The route comprises three already existing hiking trails and links them into one contiguous route,the BBC reports.
The high-tail was made possible by Tompkins Conservation, an organization founded by American billionaire and North Face and Esprit founder Douglas Tompkins and his wife and outdoor clothing line Patagonia’s CEO Kristine Tompkins.final year, and the Tompkins Conservation donated a enormous amount of land to the Chilean government. The land has provided the opportunity to set up a network of 17 national parks,which are now all connected by the Patagonian Route of Parks.
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Source: inquisitr.com