Where to See Guanaco in Torres del Paine National Park

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Guanaco sightings in Torres del Paine

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Where Guanaco has been reported, from 381 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM3% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM26% of the busiest hour6 AM84% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AM79% of the busiest hour10 AM68% of the busiest hour11 AM58% of the busiest hourNoon53% of the busiest hour1 PM53% of the busiest hour2 PM53% of the busiest hour3 PM63% of the busiest hour4 PM79% of the busiest hour5 PM95% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PM68% of the busiest hour9 PM42% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

Guanaco is most seen 7–9 AM and 5–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Guanaco sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	3%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	26%
6 AM	84%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	79%
10 AM	68%
11 AM	58%
Noon	53%
1 PM	53%
2 PM	53%
3 PM	63%
4 PM	79%
5 PM	95%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	68%
9 PM	42%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Guanaco on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Torres del Paine, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Torres del Paine Tour Guide

Reading a Guanaco Group

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“If you spot a group of guanacos, watch their ears as well as their long necks. Ears pointing forward can signal alarm; ears flattened back can signal aggression.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Torres del Paine Tour Guide.

4 more about Guanaco in the app

A Guanaco's Soft Footing
Cañadón Macho and Loma Guanaco
A Cloak with a Painted Side
Who Else Eats the Puma's Meal?

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Where to look

Torres del Paine spots that mention Guanaco

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Guanaco. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

LodgingEcoCamp PatagoniaA dome stay with views of the Paine Towers.

Trails

ModerateCañadón Macho–Loma Guanaco Trail7.1 km · 2.7 hrLenga woods, open grassland, and a different view toward the Paine towers.

ChallengingW Trek (Circuito W)75.7 km · 1.3 daysThe Towers, French Valley and Grey Glacier, linked on foot.

ChallengingO Circuit (Circuito Macizo Paine)93 km · 1.8 daysEight-day Paine massif loop over John Gardner Pass to Grey Glacier.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Torres del Paine, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Torres del Paine

All 16 sighting maps

113 sightingsPumaPuma concolorMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

146 sightingsAndean CondorVultur gryphusMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map

53 sightingsHuemulHippocamelus bisulcusMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

36 sightingsLesser RheaRhea pennataMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

11 sightingsWild HorseEquus caballusMost seen 7–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

104 sightingsMagellanic WoodpeckerCampephilus magellanicusMost seen 7–11 AM & 5 PMSighting map

72 sightingsCulpeoLycalopex culpaeusMost seen 7–11 PMSighting map

251 sightingsCrested CaracaraCaracara plancusMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

Where to see Guanaco in Torres del Paine