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The South American Odyssey The Craze for Travelling
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Dag 101
mandag den 8. januar 2018 kl. 18.25
⛅ 19 °C
Højde: 66 m
Chile Río Frío -43.17667, -72.4343°10’36” S 72°25’48” W
Off from Chaitén finally
8. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We came back to the village and had our lunch. After that I stayed back to sleep for a while on the grass along the promenade while Hristo, Maria and Melinda went to the sea shore to see the beach.
At 4:40 pm, I started walking towards Chaitur to catch the 5 pm bus. I couldn't see Hristo or Maria anywhere near the shore. Melinda reached back around 4:50 pm and told that she had seen Hristo and Maria going to sleep on the beach. We both walkers to Chaitur and were told by Nicklas to wait for a while and that there were other locals that need to be given priority. We didn't listen to him and just took our bags and dumped them into the bus. We were putting Hristo and Maria's bags in when they reached exactly at 5 pm. They had put an alarm for 4:40 pm bit had miscalculated the time it would take to reach back. We just went into the bus and sat there. It was almost full with only 7-8 places left. Nicklas, not wanting to face us, sent the bus driver to talk to us to get us off the bus. Maria was so pissed with this whole thing that she told the driver that we were not getting off the bus for anything and he could go and call the carabineros if he wanted. The poor guy was shocked and said it was fine, we could sit and he'll see what could be done.
Eventually, the bus left at around 5:20 pm, with all of us on board 😁
We reached Puerto Cárdenas at around 6:15 pm. From here, the Chilean navy had arranged for boats to go across the Lake Yelcho where a connecting bus would take us to Futaleufu.
The boats were very small and by the time our turn came, they were all full. The 4 of us and some other passengers waited there for the boats to come back. The day was very beautiful and sunny and we could see the glaciers and the mountains till far away. The views were amazing.Læs mere
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Dag 101
mandag den 8. januar 2018 kl. 12.56
☀️ 17 °C
Højde: 46 m
Chile Río Chaitén o Rio Blanco -42.90167, -72.70542°54’6” S 72°42’18” W
The hidden lake
8. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We walked up to the starting point of the trail marked on Maps.me for the hidden lagoon but it had boards marking it as private property and the gate was closed. We were not sure if it was ok to go in or not. While we were contemplating what to do, an old lady came by. We asked if we could go in, to which she said it should be fine and she herself went in and started collecting tree branches etc from inside the compound. Emboldened, we all went in and started following the path on the map. After a few meters we came across a guy who told us that it was private property and that we weren't allowed. I was in front at that time and reached him 1st. He seemed very drunk so my guess was that he was a squatter on the property. I just told him I don't speak Spanish and continued walking in and signalled to the others to follow. We all went by and continued. The path was thick with foliage. It was extremely dense at some places and the trail was quite wet and slippery in some places due to the rains from the previous days. After walking for about 30 min, we reached the lake. It truly was a hidden lake. The last 10 mts was wooden planks half submerged in water. I didn't want to wet my shoes since they had started leaking from the toes. Hristo went and had a look though. After this we all turned back and went to the village again. It was already 1 pm and we wanted to have lunch before taking the bus.Læs mere
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Dag 101
mandag den 8. januar 2018 kl. 11.42
☀️ 17 °C
Højde: 33 m
Chile Caleta Pescadores -42.91167, -72.7142°54’42” S 72°42’36” W
Chaiten Mirador
8. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Almost near the end of the climb up the mirador path is the Lady of Lourdes grotto and at the top is a wooden statue of Christ. The view of the village below were beautiful. We stayed there for a while before going down the same path to go to the hidden lagoon near the village. Igor had mentioned it to be part of the free tour and we were able to find it on Maps.me.Læs mere
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Dag 101
mandag den 8. januar 2018 kl. 11.04
☀️ 18 °C
Højde: 11 m
Chile Caleta Pescadores -42.91667, -72.7133342°55’0” S 72°42’48” W
Stuck in Chaiten
8. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The plan had been to get up early and catch the 8 am bus to Futaleufu as that was the only open way South. The main route was closed due to the landslide so we would need to go to Futaleufu and then take the buses south or to take the evening ferry and reach directly at Puerto Balmaceda and then take the bus to La Junta.
The issue was that there is a que to the places in the bus. The previous evening when Hristo and Maria had gone to Chaitur to enquire about it, Nicklas had mentioned no queues. He had told, just show up at 7:30 am and you should be fine. While Igor and Bernardo both had mentioned that there is a que system to the places on the bus.
We reached there at Chaitur (the bus stop of the village) at 8 am but were told there was no place for us. There were 29 workers that would be picked up a bit further South to work on the landslide, the 2nd priority was the locals traveling South and then the foreigners. There were a total of 44 seats in the bus so considering the number of people in front of us in the que, we wouldn't get the tickets to the 8 am bus. We were very pissed with Nicklas and we were more than sure he was doing this since we had not taken tours with him. He even suggested taking a tour with him for the day while we waited for the 5 pm bus.
We would have to waste one whole day without a plan here and we had already checked out as well so we were extremely pissed with Nicklas.
We decided to keep the bags at Chaitur and go to our friends from the Patagonian Ruta 7 and take their free city tour. When we reached there only Alejandro was there and he told us that the free tour was in Spanish only and that Igor could accompany for the English translation but he was sleeping in late and would be in town by 10 am only. This was fine with us since we could then have our breakfast in the meantime.
We had our food and went back to their office by 10, but Igor was still not in. So we decided to wait for a while outside in the beautiful sunny weather. Around 10:30 am Igor came and saw us. He had cycled down 20 kms from El Amarillo. We told him we wanted to do the free tour. He called up the local guides to arrange the tour for us but he informed that he would not be able to join us since he had a lot of pending work which he needed to finish before the day. He went to the office and we didn't hear from him for another 10 min after which Melinda went to check the status and was told that he was stuck with work and he couldn't arrange any local guide. He promised to come in 5 min to show us the path we could take for the tour. We waited for a few minutes and then we decided to go on our own. I had all the points around the place marked on Maps.me and we decided to follow them.
We walked towards the Chaiten mirador. A place on the hill nearby with views of the village.Læs mere
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 21.03
⛅ 14 °C
Højde: 11 m
Chile Caleta Pescadores -42.91667, -72.7133342°55’0” S 72°42’48” W
Sunset at Chaiten
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We were dropped back at Chaiten at around 9 pm. For the 1st time we saw the surrounding hills and views. The sky had cleared and the sun was setting. The village looked so different tgan what we had been used to till now. We walked back to our cabaña just as Hristo and Maria came back from their dinner. Inside the compound of our hotel, we met Bernardino and Jose again. This was the father and son pair that had trekked with us in the morning and we had become friends. They had not got off at the Amarillo springs to come back to Chaitén to find a place to stay and had eventually decided to stay at the same place as we were. Melinda invited them to come to dinner with us and we went to the only pizza place (the only open place) in town. We had our dinner over some nice conversation and came back to the hotel to sleep around 11 pm.Læs mere
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 18.36
⛅ 14 °C
Højde: 257 m
Chile Chaiten -42.99667, -72.4416742°59’48” S 72°26’30” W
Amarillo hot springs
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The van finally came to pick us up around 5:15 pm. The Amarillo hot springs were quite near this place (about 10 kms away) and we still had time till its closure at 8:30 pm so asked Igor if we could go there. The van driver wanted 5000 CLP per person for the drop but we negotiated with Igor that we had not been able to make it to the end of the trek so he should include this in the trek price. He agreed and we went to the Amarillo hot springs. None of us had our swimming suits so Hristo and Maria dropped out, but Melinda and I wanted to go there since both had paining knees and the hot springs would be beneficial for it. We were fine using our undergarments instead of the swimming costumes. The 2 of us were dropped off there while the rest went back to Chaiten. We enjoyed a lovely dip in the hot waters for almost 2 hours. Igor was there with the van when we came out. The way back was extremely beautiful. For the 1st time, we were able to see the surroundings without the clouds covering everything up.Læs mere
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 15.43
⛅ 14 °C
Højde: 359 m
Chile Chaiten -42.94333, -72.4733342°56’36” S 72°28’24” W
Back at the starting point
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We reached the starting point of the trail by around 3:45 pm. The van wasn't there since we had planned to be back by 6 pm. There was no mobile signal anywhere nearby too. But, the park had a landline that they use. Igor tried calling the office to send the van but couldn't get through. There was a van going back to Chaiten so we were able to send the message back via them. We knew it would take them at least an hour to get to us and it was nice and sunny by now. We all spread our perpetually wet clothes on the lawns and lied down to sleep and relax while we waited. Finally, we could dry our jackets etc after almost 3 days.Læs mere
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 12.41
⛅ 14 °C
Højde: 404 m
Chile Chaiten -42.905, -72.4566742°54’18” S 72°27’24” W
Lunch break
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Back in the clearing, we found a nice log to sit on with a great view of the glacier. We had our packed food there. After almost about 40 min, we started our trek back to the starting point.
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 11.58
⛅ 14 °C
Højde: 396 m
Chile Chaiten -42.91, -72.4583342°54’36” S 72°27’30” W
End of the trek
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Inside the forest, the trail passed some very heavy undergrowth. It was totally covered with moss and lichens and there were ferns and bushes everywhere. Everything was wet due to the heavy rains from the previous days. Even this day, it had been a light drizzle on and off. Many places, we had to almost slide down on the mud path to reach the different levels of the trail. At some places, there were roots of the trees for this and at other places, there were wooden ladders totally covered in slippery moss. At one of the mud slides, I slipped and twisted my knee and at another place, Melinda too slipped and hurt her knee 😁
Both of us had slight pain in the knee but it wasn't bad enough to stop us walking further.
After walking about 15 min inside the forest, the trail ended abruptly. The trail had been washed away completely by the river in one of the previous days. We tried to cross over via alternate paths inside the forest but the jungle was too thick and we had to give up after about 10 min. We turned back to find a nice place to sit and have our food. On the way back, one of the ladders slid down for almost about 2 mts while I was at the bottom rung and Igor on the top rung. Luckily, neither of us lost our balance and were fine and the rest of the group was ahead of us so they didn't have to climb/jump down 3 mts.Læs mere
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 11.30
⛅ 14 °C
Højde: 396 m
Chile Chaiten -42.91, -72.4583342°54’36” S 72°27’30” W
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Along the river Amarillo
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The trail continued across the wet marshlands and we had to find ways to jump around over the streams, across fallen trees to make it to the original trail. Finally, the trail reached the Rio Amarillo and then turned suddenly into the forest and upwards. All the while we had lovely views of the Michinmahuida glacier.Læs mere
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Rejsende Nothing like Icelandic remains & formations😉
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The Craze for Travelling 😉😉😉
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 10.20
⛅ 13 °C
Højde: 339 m
Chile Chaiten -42.93, -72.4683342°55’48” S 72°28’6” W
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Streams and crossings
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The trail continued across the plains. Some of the places, it was totally gone due to the heavy rains. The streams feeding the main river were overflowing and at some places we had to throw in logs and stones to make bridges across them. There were a lot of stones that had lichens dried and fossilized on them. They looked very colorful amd almost like the sea corals. Igor showed us the Turkey Tail Mushrooms on the way.Læs mere
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Rejsende Bounty of nature,wild & beautiful display.
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Rejsende Hey be careful,slippery ways😄
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Rejsende Are these eatable ?
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 09.45
⛅ 13 °C
Højde: 326 m
Chile Chaiten -42.94167, -72.4733342°56’30” S 72°28’24” W
The trail opens up
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After the initial forest, the trail opened up with a clear sight of the Michinmahuida glacier. The clouds were dispersing slowly and it had stopped raining by now. We saw a lovely rainbow in the water droplets towards one of the hills. The ground was white from the ash fall from the Chaiten volcano explosion from 10 years ago.Læs mere
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 09.37
⛅ 13 °C
Højde: 336 m
Chile Chaiten -42.94333, -72.4766742°56’36” S 72°28’36” W
Diverse flora in the forest
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The starting phase of the trek was through dense forest again and our biological discovery from the previous day continued.
We saw and ate the black Calafate berries. These grow in Patagonia only and have a great taste when ripe. We also saw a different variety of the Gomita del Bosque. This one was yellow in color.
In these forests, the Canelo trees had already bloomed and we saw its white flowers between the leaves. We also saw the red and violet flowers in the shape of a ballerina, called the Chilka.Læs mere
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Dag 100
søndag den 7. januar 2018 kl. 09.25
⛅ 13 °C
Højde: 359 m
Chile Chaiten -42.945, -72.47542°56’42” S 72°28’30” W
Michinmahuida Volcano trek
7. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We woke up early and were ready by about 8:15 am. We reached the office of Patagonian Ruta 7 by about 8:30 am. From there, we set out towards the starting point of the Michinmahuida trek.
Michinmahuida is a volcano with a glacier next to it. The trek starts around 20 kms from Chaitén and is about 10 kms long.
We reached the starting point by around 9:30 am. It was still cloudy and raining a little bit.Læs mere
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Dag 99
lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 19.44
⛅ -3 °C
Højde: 9 m
Chile Caleta Santa Bárbara -42.855, -72.7983342°51’18” S 72°47’54” W
Santa Barbara beach
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
After the Escondidas waterfalls, we drove back towards Chaiten. On the way, we stopped a while at the beach in Santa Barbara village. There we saw a sea lion swim in the bay.
We reached back in the village by about 8:30 pm. Igor and Alejandro invited us to a party they were having later in the night in their office. They had just expanded their business and had bought the shop next door and were celebrating that. We joined them at around 10 pm. Igor baked us some nice homemade pizzas while we got introduced to all their local friends who had turned up. We returned back to our hotel by 11 pm since we had planned an early start the next day.Læs mere
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Dag 99
lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 18.35
⛅ -3 °C
Højde: 213 m
Chile Chaiten -42.67667, -72.58542°40’36” S 72°35’6” W
Escondidas waterfalls
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
At the end of the trail, we reached the beautiful Escondidas waterfalls. They we swollen with water due to the heavy rains that had fallen in the previous days. The spray from the falls could be felt for quite many meters away.
After the falls, we trekked back to the start of the trail since it was getting late and the 2nd falls higher up were not very safe to go to in the heavy rains.Læs mere
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lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 18.22
⛅ -3 °C
Højde: 153 m
Chile Chaiten -42.67667, -72.5816742°40’36” S 72°34’54” W
Wooden ladders in the trail
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
Deeper in the forest, the trail had to be maintained by wooden ladders going many meter up and down across the hill face. Now covered in moss and rain water, these were extremely slippery and we had to walk backwards to maintain our footing. On the way, we also saw the Gomita del Bosque or Rubber band of the forest. These are a very small rubbery variety of mushrooms that grow here.Læs mere
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RejsendeI donot think these areas are frequented by visitors during rains as you guys are the only one around.Also the condition of ladders as explained by you, reflects the lack of visitors.
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Dag 99
lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 18.10
⛅ -3 °C
Højde: 138 m
Chile Chaiten -42.67667, -72.5783342°40’36” S 72°34’42” W
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To Escondidas waterfalls
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
Back on the road, Alejandro found a ripe Nalka and broke the stems to give us to taste. It tasted much like rhubarb but a bit more sour and slightly different.
After that we drove a short distance to the Escondidas waterfalls. Here too the trail was through thick forest but nicely made in wood. Here too, we crossed over the Rio Negro on the way into the forest.Læs mere
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Rejsende Excellent use of extra long trees to make all weather long bridges with single length .
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The Craze for Travelling 👍👍👍
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Dag 99
lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 17.37
☀️ 17 °C
Højde: 180 m
Chile Chaiten -42.66, -72.5783342°39’36” S 72°34’42” W
The biggest Alerce
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The last stop of the trail is the biggest and the most massive Alerce in that region. It was impossible to take a picture from below, it was so tall. We stopped and enjoyed the view for a while before taking the same route back to the van.Læs mere
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lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 17.28
☀️ 17 °C
Højde: 187 m
Chile Chaiten -42.65833, -72.5783342°39’30” S 72°34’42” W
Massive Alerces
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Towards the end of the trail there were huge Alerces. Not only were they extremely tall but even the girth was huge. On one of the trees, Igor pointed out to us the pink flowers of Coicopihue that indicate the coming of the summer to Patagonia.Læs mere
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lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 17.12
☁️ 10 °C
Højde: 187 m
Chile Chaiten -42.65833, -72.5783342°39’30” S 72°34’42” W
Alerces
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Finally, we reached the Southernmost clump of the Alerces trees in the world.
Alerce, also called Lahuen are the second most tallest and also the second most oldest trees in the world after the Sequoias. The wood of the trees is water repellent and hence was used in the boats (Dalca, Wampo - Mapuche names for the boats) of the pre Columbian people. The wood was also used as a packing layer in the roofs again because of its waterproof property.
The wood has a reddish texture and these very old trees grow at less than 1 mm every year. Sometimes 2 of the Alerces growing near other can merge into one common tree. They still have separate roots, a common trunk but separate branches towards the top. Since they grow less than 1 mm a year, the merger might take hundreds of years.Læs mere
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Dag 99
lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 16.56
⛅ 23 °C
Højde: 170 m
Chile Chaiten -42.65833, -72.5842°39’30” S 72°34’48” W
Jungle flowers
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The trail passed through some dense undergrowth and then up a wooden ladder from where we had a nice view of the river Rio Negro.
The forest was blooming with the first of the spring flowers like the small star like red flowers, Estrellas,
the similar shaped but orange color flowers called Campanillas.Læs mere
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lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 16.44
☁️ 13 °C
Højde: 170 m
Chile Chaiten -42.65833, -72.5842°39’30” S 72°34’48” W
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More flora in the forest
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Next thing along the trail we saw was the Kila trees. These look exactly like bamboo bit much thinner and are very flexible like the bamboo. These trees are the only homes to the endangered marsupial species of Moneto del Monte. This species is the smallest living marsupial in the world and is about 3-4 cms big only. They are a nocturnal species making it extremely hard to see or observe them.
The rain continued to pour as we moved deeper into the forest. Next thing that Igor showed us was the Brifits or tomato of the forest. These are tiny versions of tomatoes but are not edible and can cause severe stomach aches. The species help preserve the humidity of the Patagonian forests by absorbing the rain water in its leaves and holding it.
Next, Igor showed us the Cow Rib Fern. So called because it looks like the ribs of a cow when the leaves are fully open. These plants are sacred to the Patagonian people since when the leaves are new, they are closed into a spiral shape somehow representing the circle of life.Læs mere
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Rejsende Like a rib only.but so long & sturdy.
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Rejsende Looks, the wooden path has been made for visitors.
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The Craze for Travelling 👍👍👍
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The Craze for Travelling Yup.
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Dag 99
lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 16.35
🌙 27 °C
Højde: 171 m
Chile Chaiten -42.66, -72.5842°39’36” S 72°34’48” W
Trail of the Alerces
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Around 4:30 pm, we reached the trail of the Alerces. It was still raining steadily but we were fully dressed for the rain. Igor had a lot of knowledge about the flora and faina of this area. He showed us the plant of Canelo. The leaves are white on the underside amd shine in the night. They have a sharp lemon grass like flavor and a nice lingering aroma. The leaved are boiled with ginger to cure throat pain and congestion. The forest was blooming with the red flowers of Estrellas or little star.Læs mere
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lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 16.26
⛅ 17 °C
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Chile Chaiten -42.69167, -72.5766742°41’30” S 72°34’36” W
The hidden hot spring
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We hit it off quite well with our guide Igor and our driver Alejandro. Both are joint owners of the company. On the way, we stopped at a hidden hot spring right next to the road. Not too many people know about this place. Alejandro was told about it by his father when he was small. Igor told us about the Nalka plant with the huge leaves. The stem of Nalka can be eaten if the leaves are shriveled. If the leaves are still open and green then it is not ripe yet. The taste is almost like that of rhubarb.Læs mere
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lørdag den 6. januar 2018 kl. 15.31
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Højde: 11 m
Chile Caleta Pescadores -42.91667, -72.7133342°55’0” S 72°42’48” W
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Half a day of nothing
6. januar 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The initial plan had been to get up by 8 am and get ready to go to Chaitur by 9 am and then decide which tour to do that day. When the alarm went off at 8 am, it was raining heavily and we all were quite tired so we decided to sleep in late. Mr. Wilson (actually now I remember his name was Nicklas) found our place and came looking for us in case we wanted to join a tour. We told him we were too tired and went back to sleep.
Finally, around 11 we were up and got ready. We had our breakfast and then started to go around looking for someone else who could offer us tours around the place. That's when we came across Patagonia Ruta 7. They had full amd half day tours. We had already marked what all we wanted to see in this area and they had tours to all these places.
We decided to go on a half day tour of the Alerces forest trail. It wasn't cheap at 56000 CLP for the 4 of us but knowing that we didn't have any other means of transport to and fro, we took it. The tour started at 3 pm and we drove North again on the route we had come South on the day before. It was still raining steadily but it wasn't a heavy downpour.Læs mere
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