Torres del Paine, June 4, 2026 — Torres del Paine is once again competing for a place among the world’s leaders in sustainable tourism. Las Torres Patagonia, a natural and cultural reserve at the heart of Torres del Paine National Park, has been nominated in two categories at the World Travel Awards (WTA), widely known as the “Oscars of Tourism”: it will defend the South America’s Leading Green Hotel title — which it won in the previous edition — and also appears among the nominees for the South America’s Responsible Tourism Award.
The nomination comes from a panel of experts that recognizes companies leading the way in responsible tourism. The double recognition places Chile, and Torres del Paine in particular, back on the global map of conservation and sustainable tourism. Winners are decided by public vote on the awards’ official website.
Conservation by the numbers
Wildlife monitoring sits at the core of the conservation work at Las Torres Patagonia. The team has tracked the behavior of the Andean condor for 14 years, and camera traps recorded 296 puma detections during the most recent season.
Restoration and prevention also shape the work on the ground. The Base Torres trail is being rebuilt — 3.3 kilometers of new route have already been laid — and since 2024 the park has had its own fire brigade with a dedicated station. The circular economy adds another layer: the biointensive vegetable garden produced more than 330 kilos of food for the hotel’s operations, and glass recycling turned used bottles into nearly 2,000 drinking glasses.
Education has its place too. Students from Universidad de Magallanes take part as scientific volunteers in monitoring campaigns, while a free environmental education agreement signed in 2025 will welcome between 4,500 and 5,000 schoolchildren from the Magallanes region over the next ten years.
“Competing in two categories at once confirms that conservation is no longer just talk — it’s part of how we operate every day in the park,” explains Josian Yaksic, General Manager of Las Torres Patagonia.
“The fact that voting is public also matters. Anyone can help ensure that Chile and Torres del Paine remain a reference point for responsible tourism in the region,” he adds.
For Las Torres Patagonia, the nominations reinforce a long-term commitment: sustaining a nature tourism model that conserves the park while opening it to visitors, and keeping Torres del Paine as a global benchmark for conservation.
How to vote
To support Las Torres Patagonia at the World Travel Awards: