Bienvenidos a Chile!

On November 29, after three rainy days spent in Perito Moreno, relying on the weather forecast that announced sunny and stable weather in the Chilean Andes, we crossed the Argentinian-Clinian border through the border point between Perito Moreno and Chile Chico. The forecast had not failed. A cloudless sky accompanied our first contact with the Carretera Austral (in English: Southern Way), one of the most beautiful and wild routes in the Andes. From Chile Chico and up to Puerto Rio Tranquilo, the road is no longer paved, but stretches for about 170 km along the scenic General Carrera Lake. We covered this distance in two days, not only because of the unpaved and narrow road does not allow you to go faster than 40 km/h, but also because of the photo stops.

The wild beauty of Lake Gen. Carerra and the monumentality of the landscape are incredible and can only be partially reproduced by photographs. I have no words!

In South America I discover a feeling of freedom that I have not experienced until now. The lack of rules and regulations of all kinds and at every step... For example, I have not paid a parking fee until now (probably there will be fees only in large, crowded cities), if you want to catch fish, you take a fishing rod and you go to the lake or the sea, if you want to do free camping without disturbing anyone, it's absolutely ok, etc. There are probably several causes for this lack of restrictions from the state or institutions, but low population density as well as a strong sense of community belonging are certainly among them.

The itinerary from Perito Moreno to Puerto Rio Tranquilo: https://de.mapy.cz/zakladni?planovani-trasy&amp…Read more