Chaitén, Chile

Travel Blogs from Chaitén (25)

Parque Pumalin, Chaiten, Chile travel blog
Parque Pumalin
Mar 6, 2006

... of South America was never settled by significant numbers of South American Indians, and the European settlers didnt even establish Chaiten until the late 1950´s. It is truly a wilderness area. We climb up some wooden ladders that follow the course of ...

A travel blog entry by rachel_john
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Chiloén Churches and Chaitén Cheer, Chaitén, Chile travel blog
Chiloén Churches and Chaitén Cheer
Feb 22, 2005

... the "absolute musts" on our journey south, and plan our next reunion in Switzerland. Our first campsite overlooked Bahía Chaitén, with Volcán Corcovado (the Humpback) in the distance, and we were again able to watch the dolphins patrolling just offshore and ...

A travel blog entry by thymeoff
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Chaiten, Chaiten, Chile travel blog
Chaiten
Feb 16, 2007

Alex: We left Coyhaique early for another mammoth trip over dirt road to cover the ridiculously short distance to Chaiten. The scenery was spectacular; lake filled valleys, tree covered hills, glaciers, snow capped mountains. The road was occasionally ...

A travel blog entry by alexndean
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Chaiten, Chaiten, Chile travel blog
Chaiten
Jan 6, 2007

... the night, eating or getting off the province. My emergency fund could not cover all. Fortunately chaiten is also the ferry port to Chiloe,Chile (another province and banking system) and our next planned stop. Upon arrival at the terminal I noticed " ...

A travel blog entry by myjob
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Forum Discussions on Chaitén (6)

Travel from Santiago to Chaiten in Chile
Posted on Dec 10, 2006, 16:46:10
I want to travel from Santiago to Chaiten in Chile by land (bus or train) or sea. Can anyone tell me if this is possible to arrange in advance? I know I can get to Puerto Montt by bus. And sometimes from Puerto Montt to Chaiten by boat. I know I can go ...
Travel from Santiago to Chaiten in Chile
Posted on Jun 6, 2007, 22:19:50
... the season (Dec-Feb.) you can take the land trip from P.Montt with a car (or hike), with 2 ferry crossings, to Chaiten along the northern section of the carretera austral. Although beautiful, it can be a bit difficult to hike on this stretch, ...
Travel from Santiago to Chaiten in Chile
Posted on Apr 19, 2007, 20:53:49
... the season (Dec-Feb.) you can take the land trip from P.Montt with a car (or hike), with 2 ferry crossings, to Chaiten along the northern section of the carretera austral. Although beautiful, it can be a bit difficult to hike on this stretch, ...
Travel from Santiago to Chaiten in Chile
Posted on Apr 7, 2007, 18:18:47
Around Chaiten it seems you have to take a boat, an alternative is multiday treks in the natinal parks. While you are down there, be sure to check out Chiloe, just south of P.Montt. Normally you can get boats to Chaiten from there too.

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