CHILE - North Patagonia
South of Puerto Montt the sea with its countless fjords and channels frays into the mainland, so that boats, ferries and ships become necessary means of transport.
Nowadays Carretera Austral leads from Puerto Montt to Villa O'Higgins, 1,200 km further down south, intermittently broken up by Pacific fjords with ferry connections. Apart from the occasional colonial settlement and fishing village these swathes of land are mostly unpopulated and untouched. Hence nature appears in its purest and most fascinating light: primeval forests covered under clouds of heavy mist, lakes and glaciers.
Queulat Park houses glaciers along 260 km of its perimeter. But by far the most famous attraction at the park is the Ventisquiero Colgante or, Hanging Glacier, a 1.4 km long glacier spanning two mountains.
BEST TIME to VISIT PATAGONIA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to PATAGONIA
North Patagonia : November to March
North Patagonia - house and rose flowers
south Patagonia - Truck transporting horses
North Patagonia - scenic drive
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - shop
North Patagonia - gaucho
North Patagonia - yellow house
North Patagonia - Carretera austral
North Patagonia - landscape
explorers valley
North Patagonia - river
Canopy activies are available
south Patagonia - scenic drive
south Patagonia - scenic drive
south Patagonia - scenic drive
Truck food in Villa Cerro Castillo
south Patagonia - scenic drive - field with flowers
south Patagonia - scenic drive - Peak
south Patagonia - river and blue flowers
south Patagonia - scenic drive
south Patagonia - river and blue flowers
scenic drive
landscape
Bird's-eye
lake
lake
relax at the lodge
Bird's-eye
Bird's-eye
Bird's-eye
North Patagonia - old house
North Patagonia - Official building
North Patagonia - hotel
North Patagonia - house and boat
North Patagonia - shop
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - cows eating
North Patagonia - houses
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - Port Aysen
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - houses
North Patagonia - Lapwing chick
yellow necked ibis
male pheasant
around Coyhaique - landscape - flowers
around Coyhaique - landscape - flowers
around Coyhaique - landscape - waterfall
around Coyhaique - cow grazing a bush
around Coyhaique - landscape - dead tree with red flowers
around Coyhaique - landscape
around Coyhaique - landscape - stream
around Coyhaique - landscape - river
around Coyhaique - caracara is a predator and scavenger
around Coyhaique - landscape - Virgin waterfall
around Coyhaique - landscape
Car alert when you drive too much without any stop
North Patagonia - colorful house
North Patagonia - Dog lying on the road
North Patagonia - red house
North Patagonia - shop
North Patagonia - scenic drive - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - Fjord Queulat
North Patagonia - river and Lake General Carrera
North Patagonia - Cemetery
North Patagonia - scenic drive
North Patagonia - river
North Patagonia - blue house
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - goats
North Patagonia - Lake General Carrera
North Patagonia - Lake General Carrera - Memorial - Patagonian roads are mostly unpaved without fences - so drive carefully
North Patagonia - Lake General Carrera
North Patagonia - Lake General Carrera
North Patagonia - Lake General Carrera
North Patagonia - river
North Patagonia - scenic drive - mountains
North Patagonia - scenic drive
North Patagonia - scenic drive - mountains
North Patagonia - scenic drive
North Patagonia - Lake General Carrera
North Patagonia - river
North Patagonia - lapwing bird
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape - river
North Patagonia - bridge
North Patagonia - landscape - river
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape - river
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - Queulat National Park - Hanging glacier - Ventisquero Colgante
North Patagonia - Queulat National Park - Hanging glacier - Ventisquero Colgante
North Patagonia - Queulat National Park - Hanging glacier - Ventisquero Colgante
North Patagonia - Queulat National Park
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - Queulat National Park - landscape
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - landscape - glacier
North Patagonia - Queulat National Park - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape
North Patagonia - landscape - river
lake and farm
yellow church
shop
shop
colorful church entrance
Chile Chico - street art
Chile Chico - street art
North Patagonia - landscape - impressive mountain
North Patagonia - valley
Cerro Castillo
Cerro Castillo
North Patagonia - blue house
Lago General Carrera - landscape
North Patagonia - crossing Lago General Carrera with a ferry
North Patagonia - crossing Lago General Carrera with a ferry
North Patagonia - crossing Lago General Carrera with a ferry - can be very rough and windy
North Patagonia - crossing Lago General Carrera with a ferry
North Patagonia - valley
Cerro castillo
Queulat National Park - lush vegetation
Puert Cisnes - Harbour
Queulat National Park - lush vegetation
North Patagonia - Road to Queulat National Park
North Patagonia - Road to Queulat National Park - old church
North Patagonia - Road to Queulat National Park - landscape
North Patagonia - Road to Queulat National Park - house
North Patagonia - Chile Chico - house
North Patagonia - red house
North Patagonia - Puerto Cisnes - house
North Patagonia - Puerto Cisnes - house
North Patagonia - Puerto Cisnes - house
North Patagonia - Puerto Cisnes - typical wooden house
North Patagonia - Puerto Cisnes - house
Puerto Cisnes - house
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - house
Puerto Aysen - harbour
North Patagonia - house
North Patagonia - house and rose flowers
Coyhaique town - Court of Justice
Coyhaique town - blue house
Coyhaique town - house
Coyhaique town - house
Coyhaique town - street view
Coyhaique town - house
Coyhaique town - street view
North Patagonia - house
Road Coyhaique to Queulat NP - mountains reflections
around Coyhaique - entrance of a property and large rock
puerto Cisnes - house
Puerto Aysen
Porto Varas is near Puerto Mountt and a nice place to stay
- Orsono volcano
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - volcanoes including Orsono volcano
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Orsono volcano
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago
old church
Puerto Aysen - street view
Puerto Aysen - houses
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - volcanoes including Orsono volcano
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - volcanoes including Orsono volcano
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - glacier
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - glacier and a small volcano smoking
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - small volcano - smoking
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Andes landscape
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Fjords and coastline south of Puerto Mountt
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Fjords and coastline south of Puerto Mountt
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Fjords and coastline south of Puerto Mountt
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Fjords and coastline south of Puerto Mountt
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Lakes and mountains
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Lakes and mountains
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - The small town of Balmaceda - The next city is Couhaique
bird's-eye from a domestic flight from Balmaceda to Santiago - Balmaceda airport