Chile’s Carretera Austral – Part 3

After a few days we move further south toward Cochrane.  Our ride takes us along the southwest shore of the lake and then to the banks of the Rio Baker. Markus and Karin left the camp at Rio Tranquilo today… Read More ›

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Chile’s Carretera Austral – Part 2

As we move further south we ride through some construction zones. I have mixed feelings about the road paving going on – it will help tourism but also will increase traffic here.  I love the idea of Chilenos coming to… Read More ›

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Chile’s Carretera Austral – Part 1

After a few days on Chiloe we take a ferry from Castro to Chaiten over on the mainland.  The Carretera Austral starts somewhere south of Puerto Montt and drivers/riders must drive and take ferries to keep moving south.  We had… Read More ›

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Running out of land in southern Chile, almost time for a boat

Just west of Valdivia is a small town, Niebla, out on the coast where we stop to see the shore and the ruins of an old Spanish fort from the 1500s, but it’s closed for renovations. The bridges in Latin America… Read More ›

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Carretera Austral: One-way Road To Paradise

Carretera Austral is a road constructed by Augusto Pinochet in order to connect remote villages in the South of Chile. The work started in 1976 while the last section was only finished in 2003. Today it serves as a great … Continue reading →

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