Chilean Lake Region Archives - Experience Chile https://www.experiencechile.org/destination-category/chilean-lake-region/ Custom Travel Itineraries for Chile and South America Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:02:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.experiencechile.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-logo-new-32x32.jpg Chilean Lake Region Archives - Experience Chile https://www.experiencechile.org/destination-category/chilean-lake-region/ 32 32 Parque Nacional Corcovado, Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Chile https://www.experiencechile.org/destinations/parque-nacional-corcovado-carretera-austral-patagonia-chile/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:01:47 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=destinations&p=50122 Introduction Access: Chaiten The magnificent Corcovado Volcano stands 7,546 feet above sea level, welcoming visitors to this difficult-to-access, pristine ecosystem of evergreen forests, fjords, bays, rivers, deep valleys, and dozens of hidden lakes. The park was created thanks to Tompkins … Continue reading →

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Parque Nacional Corcovado, Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Chile

Introduction

Access: Chaiten

The magnificent Corcovado Volcano stands 7,546 feet above sea level, welcoming visitors to this difficult-to-access, pristine ecosystem of evergreen forests, fjords, bays, rivers, deep valleys, and dozens of hidden lakes.

The park was created thanks to Tompkins Conservation’s generous donation of more than 207,570 acres and to the incorporation of national parklands. It features vast expanses of untouched, unexplored land, including hidden corners of the Corcovado Golf and Tic Toc Bay, in Chaitén.

Brief details
  • Open: Not currently open to the public
  • Area: 988,450 acres
  • Climate: Rainy and mild
  • Rainfall: 110 inches annually
  • Ecosystem: Temperate Rainforest and Deciduous High-Mountain Shrubland
  • Founded: January 7, 2005
Suggested Places of Interest and / or Activities
  • Corcovado Volcano (7,546 feet above sea level), which can be viewed from Chaitén.
  • Sail or row in Tic Toc Bay and visit the river of the same name.
  • Fish in Corcovado River.
  • Nevado Volcano (6700 feet above sea level), also known as Yantenes or Yanteles Volcano.
  • Lake Trébol.
  • Visit to the Yelcho Snowdrift (in November, maintenance activities will begin, which will not cause visitors inconvenience).

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Parque Nacional Pumalin, Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Chile

Introduction

Access: Caleta Gonzalo

The deep forests of Pumalín reach all the way to the fjords, creating one of the most spectacular coastlines on the planet. Hundreds of waterfalls cascade down from glaciers, falling over steep granite walls, as the Michinmahuida and Chaitén. Volcanoes crown the landscape.

The park’s most notable feature is the threatened Alerce (Fitzroya) tree––25 percent of Chile’s remaining Alerces can be found in this National Park. These ancient trees’ 3,000 years of life help to tell a timeless story of this pristine ecosystem, tucked in the Palena Province.

Brief details
  • Open: Year-round
  • Area: 994,332 acres
  • Climate: Temperate Rainforest
  • Rainfall: 235 inches annually
  • Ecosystem: Rainy and mild
  • Founded: February 28, 2018
Suggested Places of Interest and / or Activities
  • Many trekking trails (see below).
  • Explore the Reñihué and Comau Fjords.
  • Look for marine life from Caleta Gonzalo.
  • Hike up the Chaitén Volcano, which erupted in 2008.
  • Visit the glacier found on the Michinmahuida Volcano, via the Michinmahuida Trail or Ventisquero Trail.
  • Walk through the forests of Alerces (Los Alerces Trail).

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Parque Nacional Hornopiren, Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Chile

Introduction

Access: Hornopiren

Hornopirén National Park, (means “snow oven” in Mapudungún), forms part of the regional ecosystem of evergreen temperate rainforests. It is known for its rich biodiversity, high levels of endemic species, and thousands-of-years-old trees. This park is part of the World Biosphere Reserve of Temperate Rainforests of the Austral Andes. It features nearly 22,240 acres of Alerce trees.

The Hornopirén Volcano, although not within park limits, crowns this landscape of mountain valleys sculpted by snowdrifts, lakes, lagoons, and rivers such as the Puelo Chico, the Ventisquero, and the Blanco, which flows into the Comau Fjord, in Huailahué.

Brief details
  • Open: Year-Round (We recommend visiting between November – March)
  • Area: 170,985 acres
  • Climate: Rainy and mild
  • Rainfall: 89 inches annually
  • Ecosystem: Temperate Rainforest
  • Founded: October 19, 1988
Suggested Places of Interest and / or Activities
  • Walk to Lake Pinto Concha
  • Visit the Río Blanco Waterfall.
  • Explore the evergreen forest of Alerce, Tepa, Ulmo, and Luma trees, among other species
  • Hornopirén Volcano, with a peak of 5157 feet above sea level
  • Yates Volcano, with a peak of 6926 feet above sea level.

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Parque Nacional Alerce Andino Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Chile

Introduction

Access: Puerto Montt

The trees of Alerce Andino National Park come from an old and storied lineage. This regional ecosystem remained isolated from the glaciers that covered the area 12 thousand years ago.

Today, its forests are a global icon of endemic fauna––one in three species in this forest is not found anywhere else on the planet. Vertical walls of granite surround the park’s fifty or so lagoons, and its rugged geography has long protected millennia-old Alerce (Fitzroya) trees that grow over more than half of the park’s surface. This priceless ecosystem can be found south of Lake Chapo and is classified as a Biosphere.

Brief details
  • Open: Year-Round
  • Area: 97,001 acres
  • Climate: Rainy and mild
  • Rainfall: 157 inches annually
  • Ecosystem: Temperate Rainforest
  • Founded: January 3, 1982
Suggested Places of Interest and / or Activities
  • Visit the ancient Alerce (Fitzroya) trees in the Sargazo sector of the park––which are around 2,500 years old––or in the Las Chaicas sector of the park, where they’re nearly 3,000 years old
  • See the Las Chaicas waterfall
  • Cross the suspension bridge on the Lake Sargazo trail
  • Visit a few of the lakes you can reach via the trail network, such as Sargazo, Chaiquenes, Triángulo, Chilco, Fría, or Gaviota

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