Paine

The Paine massif rises sharply above the lakes and steppe of southern Patagonia. Its granite towers and dark sedimentary peaks stand beside glaciers descending from the southern icefields. Rivers carry meltwater through a chain of lakes towards Lago del Toro and the Serrano River. The mountains lie within the wider country of the Aonikenk, who travelled between the Andean foothills and the plains to the east.