Chilean Patagonia travel

From Araucania to the Lake District, a journey through Chilean Patagonia is a celebration of majestic lakes and snow-capped volcanoes. In contrast, Chiloé Island, homeland of Coloane, under constant rain, tells legendary tales of whalers. Further along, the Carretera Austral with its furious Ríos draws in rafting enthusiasts and keen anglers, and already the Province of Magallanes, which, deep within its fjords, offers the unforgettable spectacle of giant glaciers and lost lagoons. The long southern road that leads from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales runs along the Strait of Magellan, through a desolate, windswept steppe landscape. Here at last is Torres del Paine National Park, an extraordinary place with its 242,000 hectares of lakes and glaciers.