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Tourism, attractions, sightseeing, sports and recreation for the region shared by Argentina and Chile, including lakes, mountains, glaciers, fjords, and spectacular national parks.
Cruce de Lagos - Lake Crossing from Chile to Argentina
Make the border crossing from Puerto Montt, Chile to Bariloche, Argentina via this spectacularly scenic road and lake crossing by sailing four different lakes: Llanquihue, Todos los Santos, Frías and Nahuel Huapí. You can also make the trip in reverse. It's a not to be missed adventure.
The Glaciers of Argentina
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares has 47 major glaciers, including Perito Moreno, the only one in the world still growing, two lakes and is a favored destination in any season.
Bosques Petrificados National Monument
Description from GORP includes Cuevas de los Manos - Cave of the Hands.
Corta Historia de la Patagonia
In Spanish, a short history of the region including information about the Mapuches, and the Tehuelches.
Cruce de Lagos - Lake Crossing
Rates, schedules, package tours, map, photos. English and Spanish information for this all-season lake and Andes crosssing between Chile and Argentina.
Cruce de Lagos Lake Crossing
Two day tours crossing the lakes, map of the route, hotel packages, rates and reservations, itinerary. In Spanish.
Cruce de Lagos
Click on "the trip" for a route map and stops, on "itinerary" for the schedules between Puerto Montt in Chile and Bariloche in Argentina. In English.
Expedition Patagonia
In the beginning of November 1996, Mikael and Titti Strandberg traveled to Patagonia for a year, on horseback. Read the Swedish reports or the English translations.
Guide to Patagonia Chile
Discover Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Torres del Paine, Tierra del Fuego, Glaciars, and Antarctica
Galapagos Best
"Tours in Galapagos and Patagonia are natural history oriented; in Peru the emphasis is on the rich cultural history, and the aim is to provide you with the holiday of a lifetime - to show you the best of South America, make your dreams come true, and give you wonderful memories and photographs to take home."
Museo de la Patagonia, San Carlos de Bariloche
The museum includes aboriginal history, the War of the Desert, revolving exhibitions as well as the history of Bariloche.
PATAGONIA Argentina & Chile travel guide
Travel information about the Patagonia in Argentina and Chile including reservations, tours, hotels, trips, real estate, pictures, maps.
Patagonia Argentina
Delve deeply into this site for sports sightseeing and wonderful photos.
Patagonia98
An account of a bicycle trip from Ushuaia to Puerto Montt, with photos.
Patagonia: Magnetic South
"Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Chile's national-park service, has awarded PAEX an exclusive concession to operate the trail, the first arrangement of its kind in the country." Patagonia Adventure Expeditions (PAEX), based in Coyhaique, Chile is creating the Aysén Glacier Trail.
Patagonian Adventures
Summer and winter adventures include rafting, fly fishing, trekking, photo safaris, climbing, horse back riding, Mountain bicycling, skiing and snowboarding, and more from this tour company in Villa Lo Angostura, Neuquén.
Rugged Patagonia
What to see and how to get there in this report from Expedia.com.
Southern Patagonia Map
Zone description, ports, national parks and monuments, glaciers and tourist destinations.
The Living Edens
From PBS Living Eden series, an exploration of Patagonia including history, natural history and resources for teachers.
Vaya Adventures
Click on the Chile Patagonia link to browse the offerings and tours in the Lake District and Chilean Patagonia.
VisitChile
"Patagonia is the scene of the world's great adventures. Even if we know little of the place, the name itself inhabits our subconscious, whispering of an unknown finger of the earth, el fin del mundo. We picture large silent spaces, tempestuous seas, windblown solitude."
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