Discover Chile and Easter Island. Includes FREE planning and background information. Includes FREE planning and background information. In this remote region separated by ferries, ox trails and roads that wash out in the blink of a storm, old folks still call a ferry ride to Puerto Montt -going to Chile-. And it isn-t hard to see why. For a century, Northern Patagonia has been the most rugged and remote part of continental Chile, where scant pioneers quietly set forth a Wild West existence. While life here may be tough for its residents, it doesn-t lack for scenery. Exuberant rainforest, scrubby steppe and unclimbed peaks crowd the horizon, but the essence of this place is water, from the clear cascading rivers to the turquoise lakes, massive glaciers and labyrinthine fjords. Southbound visitors often bypass Northern Patagonia on a sprint to Torres del Paine, but its backcountry treasures are pay dirt to the adventurous traveler.
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