Laguna Amarga is a small lake, located outside the eastern limit of Torres del Paine National Park, about 5km from Lake Sarmiento. Both belong to the same basin closed in by glacial moraine. Its base comprises the rocks of the Cerro Toro Formation.

Named the “mirador”, which means viewpoint, and “laguna amarga”, which means bitter lake, the water is a bluish-green colour and got its name from the high pH in the water. And those white stones that crown its banks are stromatolites of calcium carbonate, rock formations present in few places in the world.

If it’s not cloudy you will be able to see the Torres of Torres del Paine from here.

Located on the Paine River, on the road that connects Laguna Amarga and Laguna Azul. The river that feeds the waterfall is born in Lake Dickson, which is fed by the Dickson Glacier.

If it’s not cloudy you will be able to see the Torres del Paine from here.

In here you will see a fantastic view of the Paine Massif in contrast to the green colour of the lake.

On the horizon you can see the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.