Región de Aysén del Gral.Ibañez del Campo

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Aysén Region Essentials

Aysén encompasses the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and includes the turquoise waters of General Carrera Lake, Chile's largest lake. The region features the Hanging Glacier of Queulat National Park and the San Rafael Glacier, a major outlet glacier accessible by boat. Geological formations like the Marble Caves near Puerto Río Tranquilo and the sharp peaks of Cerro Castillo define the landscape. The area is connected by the Carretera Austral, providing access to remote glacial valleys and deep fjords.

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General Carrera Lake / Lake Buenos Aires

General Carrera Lake or Lake Buenos Aires is a lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina and Chile.

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Marble Caves

Calcium carbonate formations sculpted by 6,000 years of lake erosion. These tunnels and caverns, including the Marble Cathedral and Marble Chapel, are accessible by boat from Puerto Río Tranquilo.

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Mirador Glaciar Exploradores

A wooden platform providing views of the Exploradores Glacier and the peaks of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, including Mount San Valentin.

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Ventisquero Colgante

Located within Queulat National Park, this hanging glacier sits atop a cliff, feeding two waterfalls that drop approximately 300 meters into the Laguna Tempanos.

Gillermo Adolfo / CC BY 3.0

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San Rafael Glacier

The San Rafael Glacier is one of the major outlet glaciers of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile and is the tidewater…

Vincent Huang / CC BY 2.0

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San Rafael Lake

San Rafael Lake is an arc-shaped coastal lake located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile, within the national…

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Mirador cerro castillo

A roadside viewpoint overlooking the basalt spires of Cerro Castillo and the Ibáñez River valley along the Carretera Austral.

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O'Higgins Lake / San Martín Lake

The lake known as O'Higgins in Chile and San Martín in Argentina is located around coordinates 48°50′S 72°36′W in Patagonia, between the…

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Cochrane Lake / Pueyrredón Lake

The Pueyrredón/Cochrane Lake is a glacier fed lake located on the eastern edge of the southern Andes, straddling the border between…

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Piedra del Indio

A natural rock formation on the banks of the Simpson River that resembles the profile of an indigenous person's face.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse… / Public domain

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Jorge Montt Glacier

Jorge Montt Glacier is a tidewater glacier located in the Aisén Region of Chile, south of the town of Caleta Tortel.

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Cascada de Ventisquero Colgante

Formed by the melting ice of the Ventisquero Colgante, these falls drop hundreds of meters down a sheer rock face into a glacial lagoon.

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Bertrand Lake

Bertrand Lake is a Chilean lake located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region.

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