Caleta Gonzalo to Futaleufu
Total: 216km
Caleta Gonzalo Chaiten Santa Lucia Futaleufu
Futaleufu to Puyuhuapi
Total: 200km
Futaleufu Santa Lucia La Junta El Pangue Puyuhuapi Village
Route Description
The first part is Caleta Gonzalo to El Chaiten, which is 60km. Initially the road is unpaved, passing through native forests full of birds. Towards the end of the unpaved part the road becomes paved, passing close to the coast where the steep-sided hills come down to black, volcanic-sand beaches and where, also, the forest comes down to the water’s edge.
El Chaiten is where you can fill up with fuel for the car and maybe rest and have some food. The village used to be a good stop over place, however, in 2008 a nearby volcanic eruption caused a mud slide that wiped out one part of the village and the residents were told to evacuate. Today some residents returned and there are minimal services. The evidence of the ash mud slide covering buildings is still viewable today.
It is also the entrance point to get to Parque Nacional Corcovado.
