Two rheas in the pampa between Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile

A sign post along the road between Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales on the Chilean side of southern Patagonia indicating the distance to many places around the workd

Hippie Parking Only sign in front of a cafe along the road between Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales on the Chilean side of southern Patagonia.

The abandoned old pier in Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile. Amazingly, this photo was taken with an old cell phone.

Early morning sky over Puerto Natales and the Seno Última Esperanza (Last Hope Sound), Patagonia, Chile

Milodon Cave near Puerto Natales, Chile

At the entrance of the giant Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument) near Puerto Natales in the Chilean Patagonia

Milodon Cave near Puerto Natales, Chile

At the entrance of the giant Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument) near Puerto Natales in the Chilean Patagonia

Inside the Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón) Natural Monument in the Cerro Benitez Mountains near Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile. A piece of skin that belonged to a mylodon, an extinct giant sloth, was found in this cave.

Milodon Cave near Puerto Natales, Chile

At the entrance of the giant Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument) near Puerto Natales in the Chilean Patagonia

Milodon Cave near Puerto Natales, Chile

At the entrance of the giant Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument) near Puerto Natales in the Chilean Patagonia

A view into the Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón) Natural Monument in the Cerro Benitez Mountains near Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile. A piece of skin that belonged to a mylodon, an extinct giant sloth, was found in this cave.

Mountain range in Patagonia

Mountain range as seen from the Milodon Cave between Puerto Natales and Torres Del Paine. What looks so close is quite a distance away, with the Ultima Esperanza Sound in between.

Cordillera Moore

Cordillera Moore, a mountain range in southern Patagonia. Seen from the Melodon cave across the Last Hope Sound, Puerto Natales, Chile

Sarmiento Lake

Lago Sarmiento (Sarmiento Lake) in front of the Three Torres in Torres del Paine National Park, Southern Patagonia, Chile

The Torres del Paine (Spanish for "Towers of Paine" and "Paine" is the old indigenous name for the color blue), three immense granite rock towers give the national park its name; Patagonia, Chile

The Three Towers of Paine seen from lake Sarmiento, Torres del Paine National Park a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Patagonia, Chile

View over lake Sarmiento with the three towers in the background. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Sarmiento Lake

Sarmiento Lake (Lago Sarmiento) in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Lago Sarmiento

Sarmiento Lake (Lago Sarmiento) in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Male Darwin's Rhea (or Lesser Rhea), {Rhea Pennata}, with 10 little chicks in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Darwin's Rhea family

Male Darwin's Rhea (or Lesser Rhea), {Rhea Pennata}, with 10 little chicks in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Torres del Paine National Park

Male Darwin's Rhea (or Lesser Rhea), with its offspring roaming the pampas in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Male Darwin's Rhea (or Lesser Rhea), {Rhea Pennata}, with 10 little chicks in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, How do I know it's a male? Well, I don't. But I was told that the males stay with the chicks while the female goes shopping or something like that.