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Walk overview

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 text links elsewhere on the page Route to virgin rainforest Food supplies at the north end of the lake Along Lago Vidal Gormaz Camping at the south end of Lago Vidal Gormaz Torrentoso turning
part s Section 4: Click on the "i"s above for information and photos of the route. part u

t. Route to virgin rainforest



 The path into the rainforest is a bit difficult to find... cross the river on a large log that is there for the purpose, then pass through the farm at the end of the lake. From there, a large field gives a wide view of two passes (see the top picture on the left) - head toward the one on the left, toward the many large logs (bottom left). Following sheep paths through the logs toward the pass, you will eventually come to a river crossing. It is shallow enough, but for dry boots you may try the large log a little ways upriver. From there, the path climbs steeply into the forest. This is different from where the path is shown on the map (see map above.)