Laguna Amarga
A saline lake beside the park's eastern entrance, reflecting the distant Torres. Chilean flamingos and guanacos are often seen here, making it the first classic photo spot on arrival.
Laguna Amarga lies beside the park entrance of the same name. Its water is salty and alkaline, with white salt deposits along the shore. On clear days, you can photograph the lake together with the distant Torres and the Cuernos, and on calm mornings you may catch reflections. Chilean flamingos and flocks of guanacos are common here. The entrance is where buses from Puerto Natales drop passengers and where tickets are checked. A shuttle runs from here to the Welcome Center, the starting point of the Torres trail.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Paine Waterfall
- Sarmiento Lake
- Laguna Azul
- Nordenskjöld Lake
- Mirador Base Las Torres
- Torres del Paine National Park
- Mirador Cóndor
- Lake Pehoé & Mirador Cuernos