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St. Patrick’s Day on Volcan Villarica in Chile
We are now back on mainland Chile, a fifteen minute boat trip took us from Chiloe Island to Puerto Montt, and from here our goal was to see Volcan Osorno (Volcano Osorno) It was really strange being back in what seem to us like a mini ‘Europe’ after the wilds of Patagonia, very posh houses all … Continue reading
Rodeo Time, Valle Simpson, Chile.
After all it was the weekend, so we decided to visit a Rodeo to see how a small village like Valle Simpson celebrates its fiesta. It was late Friday afternoon when we arrived in Valle Simpson ( about 20kms south of Coyhaique) and at first we thought we were in the wrong place as there were … Continue reading
The Southern end of the Carretera Austral
With hiking finished for a little while at least, it was time to clock some miles and keep moving North. We were back on the famous Ruta 40 in Argentina which runs the entire length of the country and it appears to be never ending and really it finds it’s true heart in the wilderness of … Continue reading
El Chalten – More early mornings!
El El Chalten with its rugged Andean setting really is the trekking capital of Patagonia. It is situated within Parque Nacional Los Glaciares and is a superb place to explore. It only has roughly 500 permanent residents and during the summer months over 60,000 hikers and climbers are drawn to this area by the great … Continue reading
Glacier Perito Moreno
Glacier Perito Moreno In the southern sector of this great Parque Nacional Los Glaciers is the spectacular sight of Glaciar Perito Moreno. It really is a white giant with its 5 kilometre front which rises 60 metres above the water . Glacier perito moreno’s ice flows down and into the milky mineral rich waters of … Continue reading
12 days in Torres del Paine National Park.
Well the long awaited visit to Torres del Paine National Park had arrived and let me tell you it didn’t disappoint. What a wonderful park to visit for mainly scenery but also for wildlife such as guanacos, huemules, foxes, condors, flamingoes, swans, wood-peckers, and of course the puma , all of which we saw EXCEPT … Continue reading