Volcanoes, rivers and lakes

After arriving in Puerto Montt late at night, we didn't want to look for a suitable campsite or parking space. But the fantastic IOverlanders App helps us immensely, we identified a parking space for trucks in transit and for the sum of four Euros we were able to sleep peacefully and safely next to the other truckers. The next day, after visiting the fish market in Puerto Montt, we continued through Puerto Varas and Ensenada (camping) to Petrohué.

The landscapes are absolutely fabulous and the grandeur of the Andes Mountains can hardly be captured in photographs. In Chilean Patagonia, as in Argentine Patagonia, you are not suffocated by hordes of snapshooter tourists, who come to take pictures of themselves in front of the "point of interest" because they heard so from a dubious influencer or mainstream media. The lack of mass tourism adds even more value to the beauty and wildness of the Chilean mountain landscapes.

The plan for the next 2-3 weeks includes crossing the border with Argentina again, visiting the mountainous region of Bariloche, and heading north through the Argentine side of the Andes to Mendoza. From there, leaving Argentina for good, we return to Chile, arriving in Santiago de Chile.Leggi altro