Hitting the road - Carretera Austral

The style of Coyhaique is a mixture of Chilean and Scandinavian which made it very interesting to walk through. We found a nice place for lunch while discussing how we wanted to travel along theRead more
The style of Coyhaique is a mixture of Chilean and Scandinavian which made it very interesting to walk through. We found a nice place for lunch while discussing how we wanted to travel along theRead more
’s Middags ga ik een halfuurtje lopen. Het is lastig met de felle zon en een stevige tegenwind maar wel een goeie training voor binnenkort. Vé heeft namelijk ontdekt dat er op 20 januari eenRead more
What an amazing valley! I think we are extending our stay.
Absolutely adore the map we got at the tourist information office. No street names (no need!), and a completely distorted sense ofRead more
Unexpectedly a trip highlight.
Morning plan: sheep shearing.
At 14:00 traditional food tasting, which we didn´t take a bite, apparently in some situations 8 mins is way too late.
Parade in theRead more
After 3 hours of steep trekking and some very light rock climbing, we chilled at the mountain top waiting for the cerro top to show. Unfortunately, never happened! The hike was still amazing, and theRead more
It was almost 5 pm when we reached Villa Cerro Castillo. This is one of the venues we had on our itinerary for a trek into the mountains. But we had decided to do it on the way back since it takes aRead more
Maria decided to skip the trek as she wanted to relax a bit and the La Casona was the perfect place for it. She dropped us off at the base of Cerro Castillo where the trek starts and went back to theRead more
There were several deviations on the main route up. We decided to go to the side path to Cascada Del Rey which was a short 2 km deviation from the main route. Hardly anybody else was going on thisRead more
From the waterfall, Maps.me didn't show any trail joining the main trail so we would need to walk back 2 kms and then continue on the main trail. But, from where we were, a section of the main trailRead more
On the main trail, the track continued going up at a steady rate. The valley behind was spectacular. We could see for miles around. To the right were ts snow covered peaks with the Rio IbáñezRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Villa Cerro Castillo
Camping and hiking finally yayy!!
Beautiful view. A travellers beard too. Try to look like Daniel?
Yeah, I'm trying to look like Daniel
It looks good on you ☺