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General Argentinian route information

Rio Villegas to the waterfall

  1. Buses and Rio Villegas
  2. Hiking along the Rio Manso road
  3. Suspension bridge across the manso
  4. Meadows and flatlands along the Rio Manso
  5. Fences to avoid on the Rio Manso
  6. Rio Manso - easy camping
  7. The waterfall marked on the map

The waterfall to the Argentine - Chilean border

  1. El Manso: Rafting campsite, restaurant and minimart
  2. Argentinian customs - Gendarmeria Nacional
  3. The case of the missing refugio
  4. Crossing the Argentina-Chile border

General Chilean route information

Paso El Leon to Torrentoso

  1. Chilean Carabineros, border crossing and the hamlet of El Leon
  2. A rangers' forest camp
  3. Conditions along the route
  4. The turn towards Torrentoso

Torrentoso to end of Lago Vidal Gormaz

  1. Torrentoso turning
  2. Camping at the south end of Lago Vidal Gormaz
  3. Along Lago Vidal Gormaz
  4. Food supplies at the north end of the lake
  5. Route to virgin rainforest

Lago Vidal Gormaz to La Junta

  1. Lakes in the rainforest
  2. Junction of two rivers and two paths
  3. El Arco refugio and natural bridge
  4. La Junta refugio

La Junta to Cochamo

  1. Granite cliffs and La Junta campground
  2. Trail conditions along the last leg of the path
  3. End of the path from Argentina
  4. Main road to Cochamo and Campo Aventura
  5. Cochamo and civilization
Map of the area with a links image map, all links are available from test links elsewhere on the page Chilean Carabineros, border crossing and the hamlet of El Leon A rangers' forest camp Conditions along the route The turn towards Torrentoso
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m. A Rangers camp in the forest

A rangers camp in the forestThe ruts caused by horses on the path

After the border there are no more ranches for quite a period. The path starts to show more wear and tear on this side of the border. Horse traffic takes a higher toll on the paths in the wetter conditions, causing corrugations in the path, as in the picture to the right. Mostly the corrugations are spread so that it is possible to walk on the peaks, avoiding the puddles in the troughs. We were able to have a fire at the camp here without any problems, it was the only place that seemed fully safe to have one. It was very welcome at the end of the day and with the lack of bugs made a pleasant change from darkness or harsh LED headlamps.