The Chilean side of Patagonia stretches in a thin strip down the southern coast of South America from the Bio Bio region to Tierra del Fuego island. There is one road that covers this long expanse and the area is sparsely populated. However the nature abounds in this region, with break-taking glaciers, volcanoes, natural forests, volcanoes and the spectacular Lake District.
The National Park Torres del Paine in Chile Patagonia is about 70 miles north from Puerto Natales. It is a huge, majestic expanse of lakes, glaciers, and Paine Mountain. The closest town, called Puerto Montt, is a central point to many tourists climbing and trekking through this region. Puerto Montt offers hotels, gift-shops, chocolate stores and authentic restaurants for traveling adventurers.
Puerto Varas is a quaint little town nestled on the shore of Lake Llanquihue. Travelers can the streets of Puerto for hiking goods, shop at the famous Angelmo market, visit the Petrohue waterfall or peak into the German-settled town of Frutillar. (In Chilean Patagonia there is a large amount of German immigrants).
Lake Todo los Santos , Lake Frias , Lake Nahuel Huapi are all beautiful lakes that lie in between the border of Chile and Argentina. Travelers can sail through these lakes to either side of Patagonia and partake in the lakes’ eerie, delicate beauty.
