March 2013 in central Chilean Patagonia: suggestions + travel partner?
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March 2013 in central Chilean Patagonia: suggestions + travel partner?
Castellano más abajoHi,
I'm a female solo traveler heading to the central part of Chilean Patagonia (roughly Cochrane to Puerto Montt).
I have all March and my plan is to start from Cochrane and visit Estancia Chacabuco, do a day loop there and maybe hike to Jeimeni NP + hike/hitchhike to Chile Chico, get to Lake General Carrera to see the Marble Cathedral and keep heading north. I want to stop in Queulat to see the famous glacier (and anything else if reasonably close or worth the effort :) ) and then maybe Chiloé. I'm still not sure of what else I want to do, there are so many beautiful places and not enough time!
I've traveled and hiked in Patagonia before, that's why I'm focusing only on this area this time.
I plan on moving around mostly hitchhiking, busing when needed. Once in Puerto Montt I'll probably take the ferry back to Punta Arenas because I need to head back south. It all depends on how much time I spend in the region.
Any suggestion? Anyone has hiked from Estancia Chacabuco to Chile Chico? Any info about Queulat? I know you can access it from the carettera Austral, I'm just not sure of the distances.
I'm also looking for someone to join since I'm not going to hike alone and it's safer for hitchhiking too.
I have a 2P tent, sleeping bag & mat.
Safe travels!
Anna
Castellano
Hola!
Estoy viajando sola rumbo la patagonia Chilena, me interesa la zona entre Cochrane y Puerto Montt.
Tengo todo Marzo para viajar y tenía pensado empezar en Cochrane, hacer una caminata en el nuevo parque (cerca de la Estancia Chacabuco) y de allí caminar hasta el lago Jeimeni y siguir a pata/dedo hasta Chile Chico. Desde Chile Chico iría a la Capilla/Catedral de marmol, al Parque Queulat y quizá Chiloé. Por ahora no tengo otro planeado, pero hay muchas opciones lindas. Solo falta tiempo!!!
Ya recorrì la Patagonia hace 2 años, por eso decidí concentrarme en esta parte ahora. La idea es moverme a dedo, y si no me sale en bus. Me gustaría tomar el Navimag desde Pto Montt para volver a Punta Arenas ya que tendré que volver al sur después de este mini-viaje :) Pero no se si alcanzo con el tiempo.
Alguien tiene algo para aconsejarme? Experiencias del camino entre Est. Chacabuco y Chile Chico? Cosas que se pueden hacer en Queulat y distancias? Otras ideas para el viaje?
Estoy también buscando alguien que quiera compartir el viaje porqué no quiero ir a caminar sola y tampoco me gusta hacer dedo sola :) Tengo una carpa para 2 personas, bolsa de dormir, colchoneta.
Gracias!
Anna
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Hi Anna,I'm not sure if the timing will work, but I'm going to be starting in Torres del Paine then heading up north, first through El Calafate and El Chalten, and then in the area you'll be in Chile. Since I'm starting in mid-March pretty far south, I probably won't get to central Chilean Patagonia till about March 27th/28th. Will you still be there, or is that too late?
Cheers, and happy trails!
Moriah
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Hi,I'm Adarsh, starting my life into travelling outside India. I was looking to start heading to Patagonia. To be honest, this is my first time travelling alone out of India and i have absolutely no idea where to begin. I used search and pounced at the 1st destination that came up. Since, I saw ur posting here, maybe we could do this together. But i'm a total newbie!!
I'm from Bangalore, India and i Need a month to get myself there in S. America.
Cheers!!
Adarsh
