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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 containg image map links to detailed information: all of the links are also available from the text links elsewhere on the page Cochamo and civilization Main road to Cochamo and Campo Aventura End of the path from Argentina Trail conditions along the last leg of the path Granite cliffs and La Junta campground
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ac. Cochamo and civilization

Image of the fjord and volcano on the road to Cochamo

The walk to Cochamo is fairly quick from the junction although the cars kick up quite a lot of dust on the way. It passes a few outlying houses and offers spectacular views of the fjord and a volcano on a far shore. Once Cochamo is reached staying with the main route brings you to a small supermarket with the standard fare available on the right of the road. It is marked as 'Supermercado y Ferretería'. The owner is a very welcoming lady, she speaks no english but has relatives in Canada and likes foreign visitors. There is no bank or Cambio ( currency exchange ) in Cochamo, so it is best to have 2000 pesos per person in your pocket to get the bus to Puerto Montt if required. It takes around 2hrs. The bus runs on sundays though less frequently than the rest of the week when there is one every two hours. Tickets are purchased on the bus, which can be hailed anywhere as it passes along the main road in Cochamo.

Comacho itself is a fairly small fishing village with a few supermarkets, post office ( Correo ), wooden church and information office. It also has cabins, hospedajes and a camp site available for those not just passing through.