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Environment 26

Villarrica Traverse 61

Around Volcán Lanín 45

Baños de Caulle 89

Laguna Fría 118

Around Cerro Hielo Azul 137

Around Monte Fitz Roy 172

Paine Circuit 182

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departure tax 242to/from Argentina 240–241to/from Chile 241within Argentina 245within Chile 245

Alerces 6Ancud 124Anticura 124Antillanca 95Araucaria trees 2Argentine Fuegian Andes 203– 205,

208–209Argentine Gendarmería Nacional 116Arroyo Azul 207Arroyo Callvuco 123Arroyo Casa de Piedra 108, 109Arroyo Casalata 109Arroyo Challhuaco 122Arroyo Dedal 153Arroyo del Caminante 213Arroyo Lluvuco 123Arroyo López 111Arroyo Melgurejo 122Arroyo Navidad 108Arroyo Quila Seca 154Arroyo Rimeco 87Arroyo San Lorenzo 165Arroyo Turbio 84Arroyo Van Titter 107Asado 6ashy-headed goose 204Azara’s fox 141

Bbamboo 264bandurria 161Baños de Caulle 91, 92Barda Negra 139Bariloche 124Beagle channel 10beavers 29birds 170 bird-watching 96, 102, 141, 170black widow spider 259boat travel 126, 245books

classics 21–22

border crossings 243–244Bosque Petrificado 154business hours 228bus travel 246–247

Ccachañas 102, 170Caleta Gonzalo 152, 155Campamento de Agostini 164Campo de Hielo Norte 27Campo de Hielo Sur 27Cañadón Negro 213Cancha de Fútbol 106, 107carpintero negro 102Carretera Austral 167, 194car travel 247

driving license 247road rules 248

Casa Pangue 117Cascada de los Novios 117Cascada del Salto 177Cascada Nido de Águila 58Cascada Paine 183Cascada Pingo 192Cascadas Bajas 135Cascadas Escondidas 135Cascada Trafulco 58Catedral de Alerces 121Caviahue 71Central Patagonia 132Cerro Alto Dedal 153Cerro Alto El Petiso 154Cerro Alvear 210Cerro Bailey Willis 110Cerro Bandera 218Cerro Cantala 88Cerro Castillo 6, 144, 145, 146–147Cerro Castillo Chico 150Cerro Castillo Reserve 149Cerro Catedral 102, 154Cerro Currumahuida 153Cerro Denis 221Cerro Durrumbe 153Cerro Frutilla 95Cerro Goye 111Cerro Hielo Azul 137, 139Cerro Huemules 88Cerro Lindo 152Cerro Madsen 176–177Cerro Mocho Chico 53

Cerro Navidad 108Cerro Ohnet 186Cerro Paine Chico 183Cerro Paine Grande 178, 189Cerro Pantojo 95Cerro Perito Moreno 152Cerro Piltriquitrón 152Cerro Torre 8, 169, 171, 172Cerro Tres Picos 139Cerro Trono Blanco 186Cerro Volcánico 122Chaitén 133Chepu 124children, trekking with 228Chilean recluse spider 259Chiloé 124chingue 144choroy 96chucao 102churrín 102Cinco Saltos 142cinnamon-bellied tyrant 163cisne de cuello negro 178climate 228–229clothing 249–251Cochrane 195–196coipo 29, 97, 102Colonia Suiza 109, 111, 125Comarca Andina 135condors 110, 163, 170, 178conservation

Parque Pumalín 131Copahue 71Cordillera Castillo 148Cordillera del Viento 68Cordón Cochrane 165Cordón de los Dientes 217Cordón Nevado 166Correntoso 120Coyhaique 155–156Cráter del Epulafquen 88Cráter Navidad 54credit cards 237cross-country skiing 210Cuernos del Paine 178Curacautín 72Curilahuen 53

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De Agostini, Father Alberto 163dehydration 260Dientes Circuit 219Dientes de Navarino 10diuca-finch 136dog-sledding 210dolphin gull 204Doña Rosa 136drink 231–232

EEl Amarillo 152El Bolsón 157–158El Calafate 195–196El Cañi 70El Chaltén 171, 172, 173, 197–198El Hoyo 153El Poncho 101El Portazuelo 149El Rincón 99embassies 231endangered species 30environment 26–29

philanthropy 131responsible trekking 36

environmental issues 35–37water 200

equipment 249–251Escorial de Catricheo 63Espina de Pescado 84Esquel 157–158Estancia El Rincón 193Estancia Túnel & Estancia La Segunda

223Estero Aihue 63Estero del Bosque 150Estero La Lima 148Estero Parada 150Estero Ultimo 95Estero Virginia 222

Fferry services 245–246Filo Clerk 115fire-eyed diucon 217first-aid 254

bites & stings 258check list 254common trekking ailments 257environmental hazards 258major accidents 262

mountain sickness 258fish 97Fitz Roy Range 169flamingo 178food 231–233fox 30–31frostbite 260Fuegian fox 204fumaroles 68, 89Fundo El Caulle 90Fundo San Lorenzo 165Futaleufú 154

GGeoffroy’s cat 136geysers 68, 89, 93Glaciar Alerce 116Glaciar Castaño Overo 115Glaciar Francés 190Glaciar Frías 112, 114Glaciar Grey 178, 188Glaciar Hielo Azul 139Glaciar Manso 115Glaciar Martial 223Glaciar Peñón 149Glaciar Perito Moreno 169Glaciar Piedras Blancas 176Glaciar Pingo 192Glaciar Tigre 168Glaciar Vinciguerra 212Glaciar Zapata 192glaciers 27, 28, 37, 116, 123, 139,

150, 152–154, 161, 166, 171, 178, 189, 210

global warming 37granite towers 8guanacos 8, 30, 161, 178, 204, 217guides 148, 234–235

Hhealth 254–258

common trekking ailments 257infectious diseases 256–259insurance 254physical preparation 254vaccinations 254warnings 41

heat exhaustion 260heatstroke 261holidays 234horse-riding 90huemul 30, 103, 154, 161, 191, 192Huerquehue Lakes 58huet-huet 102huillín 30, 102

huiña 97, 102, 118hummingbirds 118hypothermia 259–260

Iice mushrooms 163, 178insurance 234International Trekking Festival 196internet 234 internet resources 22Isla El Salmón & Laguna Negra 216Isla Grande 27–28Isla Grande de Chiloé 27Isla Navarino 214

JJunín de los Andes 125

LLa Almohadilla 116La Barranca 140Lago Azul 151, 153Lago Cabrera 151Lago Chaiquenes 123Lago Chapo 120, 123Lago Chico 58Lago del Desierto 194Lago Dickson 186Lago Eléctrico 176Lago El Toro 59Lago Escondido 121Lago Fonck 122Lago Futalaufquen 142, 158Lago General Carrera 27Lago Gutiérrez 107, 122Lago Hess 122Lago Krügger 143Lago Lácar 121Lago Las Rocas 151Lago Las Rocs 153Lago Llanquihue 123Lago Mascardi 123Lago Menéndez 141Lago Monreal 145, 149Lago Nahuel Huapi 96, 101, 110Lago Natación 139Lago Navarino 217Lago O’Higgins 166Lago Paimún 87Lago Pehoé 189Lago Perito Moreno 110Lago Pingo 192Lago Puelo 153Lago Reñihue 152Lago Rupanco 97, 100, 121

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Lago San Martín 166Lago Sarmiento 178, 181Lago Skottsberg 190Lago Tinquilco 72Lago Todos Los Santos 96, 97, 99, 122Lago Toro 193Lago Triángulo 123Lago Verde 59, 154Lago Windhond 217, 222Laguna Alejandra 183Laguna Amarga 178Laguna Angelina 59Laguna Arco Iris 210Laguna Avutardas 68Laguna Azul 207Laguna Blanca 52, 67Laguna Callvu 123Laguna Capri 173Laguna Captrén 69Laguna Capullo 207Laguna Cayutúe 122Laguna Cerro Castillo 150Laguna Chiguay 145, 158Laguna Club Andino 139Laguna Conguillío 69Laguna de la Laja 44Laguna del Caminante 213Laguna del Corazón 165Laguna de los Dientes 221Laguna de los Perros 187Laguna de los Témpanos 108, 211,

212Laguna de los Tres 173Laguna del Salto 220Laguna Duff 150Laguna Encantada 211Laguna Escondida 221Laguna Escorial 54Laguna Esmeralda 210Laguna Frías 112, 116, 119, 121Laguna Hija 176Laguna Huerquehue 59Laguna Ilón 115, 122Laguna Islote 221Laguna La Rosada 122Laguna Llum 123Laguna Lluvú 123Laguna Los Patos 59Laguna Madre 176Laguna Margarita 117Laguna Mariposa 207Laguna Martillo 221Laguna Negra 109, 110Laguna Nieta 176Laguna Piedras Blancas 176

Laguna Pocura 94Laguna Róbalo 220Laguna Rocallosa 221Laguna Sargazo 120Lagunas Chevallay 221Laguna Schmoll 107Lagunas de los Monos 95Lagunas del Picacho 220Laguna Sucia 173Laguna Superior 213Laguna Témpanos 154Laguna Termal 42Laguna Tigre Sur 167, 168Laguna Tonchek 107Laguna Torre 172, 174–175Laguna Tronador 134Laguna Verde 194Laguna Zeta 221Lagunitas Challupén 63La Hoya 110Lakes District 80Las Gaviotas 101Las Horquetas Grandes 147Las Palanganas 144Lenca 123loica 170Lomo de Peigue Tumbado 193Lonquimay Circuit 49, 51Los Ángeles 72–73Los Dientes de Navarino 217Los Geisers 93La Unión 86

MMacizo Paine 178Magellanic forest 31Malalcahuello 73Mamuil Malal/Tromen 126maps 235–236Mapuche 2Mapuche people 31, 39, 56, 60,

96, 101maras 2, 30, 170 maté 8mero austral aiseño 145Mirador Cascada 218Mirador Cascadas Altas 135Mirador del Raquel 138Mirador Laguna Torre 171Mirador La Paloma 149Mirador Maestri 172Mirador Volcán Michimahuida 134Mirador Volcán Puyehue 91missionaries 96mobile phones 238–239

money 21, 236–237monito del monte 102, 118monkey-puzzle tree 2Monte Fitz Roy 8, 169Monte San Lorenzo 161, 165Monte San Valentín 27Monte Tronador 114Moscu 168

NNahuel Huapi 4, 105ñandú 170national parks & reserves

Cerro Castillo Reserve 149Parque Nacional Alberto de

Agostini 35Parque Nacional Alerce Andino

117, 123Parque Nacional Bernardo

O’Higgins 34Parque Nacional Chiloé 124Parque Nacional Conguillío 69Parque Nacional Hornopirén 151Parque Nacional Huerquehue 55Parque Nacional Lago Puelo 153Parque Nacional Laguna del Laja

44, 73Parque Nacional Laguna San

Rafael 35Parque Nacional Lanín 70, 79Parque Nacional Los Alerces 153Parque Nacional los Alerces

140–141Parque Nacional Los Glaciares 35,

169–171Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi 34,

96, 101Parque Nacional Perito Moreno

193Parque Nacional Puyehue 88, 96Parque Nacional Queulat 154Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego

215Parque Nacional Torres del Paine

35, 177–180Parque Nacional Vicente Pérez

Rosales 96Parque Nacional Villarrica 60Parque Provincial Copahue 40Patagonian Andes 34Reserva Nacional Cerro Castillo

144–145Reserva Nacional Coyhaique 155Reserva Nacional Futaleufú 154Reserva Nacional Jeinimeini 192

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Reserva Nacional Las Guaitecas 35Reserva Nacional Llanquihue 123Reserva Nacional Malalcahuello-

Nalcas 49Reserva Nacional Río Simpson 154Reserva Nacional Tamango 192

navigation 252–253North American beavers 204, 217

Oopossum 29Osorno 126ozone hole 260

PPampa Alta 216Pampa Frutilla 94Pampa Grande 87Pampa Linda 112, 122Parque Nacional Alberto de Agos-

tini 35Parque Nacional Alerce Andino 117,

123Parque Nacional Bernardo O’Higgins

34Parque Nacional Chiloé 124Parque Nacional Conguillío 69Parque Nacional Hornopirén 151Parque Nacional Huerquehue 55Parque Nacional Lago Puelo 153Parque Nacional Laguna del Laja

44, 73Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael

35Parque Nacional Lanín 70, 79Parque Nacional Los Alerces 140–

141, 153Parque Nacional Los Glaciares 35, 169Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi 96,

101Parque Nacional Perito Moreno 193Parque Nacional Puyehue 88, 96Parque Nacional Queulat 154Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego

215, 216Parque Nacional Torres del Paine 35,

177, 198Parque Nacional Vicente Pérez Rosales

4, 96Parque Nacional Villarrica 60Parque Provincial Copahue 40

Parque Pumalín 131, 134Paso Australia 220Paso Brecha Negra 108Paso de Copahue 41Paso de la Oveja 10, 212, 214Paso de las Nubes 111, 112, 113, 114Paso de los Dientes 220Paso del Viento 194Paso de Pérez Rosales 112, 117Paso Guérrico 221Paso John Gardner 188Paso Lonquimay 52Paso Mariposa 207Paso Peñón 149Paso Piuquenes 93Paso Primero 220Paso Renahue 59Paso Sweitzer 109Paso Valdivieso 209Paso Ventarrón 221Paso Virginia 222Patagonian Andes 34, 161Patagonia National Park 193Patagonian perch 97Patagonian red fox 136, 141Patagonian skunk 30pato cuchara 102pato de torrentes 178pato real 102pejerrey 97peladilla 97Petrohué 127Peulla 111photography 238piche 161Pico Turista 110Piedra del Cóndor 106Piedra Pérez 115 Pingo-Zapata 184–185pitío 145Plataforma del Piltriquitrón 152Playa Blanca 144Portezuelo Colorado 55Portezuelo Huamachuco 52Portezuelo Nalcas 53Portezuelo Pancutra 52Portezuelo Puyehue 91Portezuelo Rimeco 87Portezuelo Tronador 134Pucón 74–75pudu 97, 102, 118Puente López 111Puerto Frías 112, 116Puerto Mermoud 154Puerto Montt 127

Puerto Natales 198–199Puerto Williams 223–224Puesco 75puma 31, 97, 102, 118, 141, 161Punta Arenas 199–200Punta de los Gringos 48Punta Nevada 106Punta Princesa 106puyen 97

Qquetru 102

Rrabies 258rayadito 161–162rescue 264–265Reserva Nacional Cerro Castillo 144Reserva Nacional Futaleufú 154Reserva Nacional Jeinimeini 192Reserva Nacional Las Guaitecas 35Reserva Nacional Llanquihue 123Reserva Nacional Malalcahuello-

Nalcas 49Reserva Nacional Río Simpson 154Reserva Nacional Shoen 168Reserva Nacional Tamango 192rincholesta 97Río Alerce 114Río Arrieros 191Río Ascensio 181Río Azul 138Río Blanco 176, 177Río Castaño Overo 115Río Chico 154Río de Lava 91Río de Leche 212Río de los Hielos 191Río de los Perros 186Río El Salto 149Río Francés 190Río Frey 144Río Futaleufú 154Río Grey 189Río Hassmann 100Río Ibáñez 151Río Lácteo 193Río Laja 44Río La Junta 99Río Lar 124Río Lenca 121Río Llancahue 65Rio Manso 109, 114Río Oconi 87Río Olivia 209

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Río Pichillancahue 63Río Raquel 138Río Róbalo 218Río Sin Nombre 97, 99Río Torito 207Río Tranquilo 161, 165Río Turbio 148–149, 153Río Ventisquero 151Roca Grande 138Rodal Alerces 120rufous-collared sparrow 136

Ssalmon 97Saltillo de los Nalcas 115Salto Chamiza 120Salto del Azul 207Salto del Indio 93Salto de los Novios 94Salto El Torbellino 45Salto Garganta del Diablo 112, 115Salto la Holandesa 53Salto Las Chilcas 45Salto Los Perros 187Salto Paine & Cuernos Lookout 194Saltos del Piuquenes 93San Lorenzo Massif 161San Martín de los Andes 121, 128seal colonies 124Segundo Corral 151Senda Costera 216Senda Palestra 216Senda Río Ibáñez 147Sendero Los Baños 91shrubs 31–34Sierra Valdivieso 205southern Andean deer 144Southern Patagonia 162southern river otter 141spiders 259sprains 263

Ttecu 96Tehuelches people 172telephone services 238–239Temuco 76Termas de Callao 97, 98

Termas de Lahuen Co 85, 86Termas de Palguín 65Termas de Río Blanco 76thermal baths 100thermal springs 68time 239toilets 239Tompkins, Douglas 131torcaza 102Torre De Agostini 181Torres del Paine 8, 177, 178, 181,

184–185tourism

sustainable 22tourist information 239train travel 248travelers cheques 237trekking

equipment 20guided 24level of difficulty 19safety 263–265times & distances 19

trout 97tucotuco 30, 103tucúquere 170tunduco 79Turbera Valle Andorra 212, 213Turbera Valle Carbajal 210

UUnesco Biosphere Reserve 177Unesco World Heritage site 27, 35upland goose 204Ushuaia 223, 224–225

VValdivian rainforest 31Valle Carbajal 209Valle Chacabuco 193Valle del Francés 190Valle del Fuego 63Valle del Silencio 182Valle Ibáñez 151Valle Rio Moscu 169Ventisquero Amarillo 152Ventisquero Colgante 154Ventisquero Negro 115

Ventisquero Río Mosco 169Villa Catedral 106Villa Cerro Castillo 158Villa Futalaufquen 153, 159Villa O’Higgins 194, 201Villarrica Traverse 64, 66visas 239vizcacha 30Volcán Antuco 44, 46, 48, 69Volcán Antuco ski village 49Volcán Calbuco 96, 123Volcán Casablanca 100Volcán Chaitén 133Volcán Copahue 2, 40Volcán Domuyo 68Volcán Hornopirén 151Volcán Lanín 81, 82, 88Volcán Llaima 69Volcán Lonquimay 49Volcán Michimahuida 152Volcán Monte Tronador 96Volcanoes 4Volcán Osorno 96, 121, 123Volcán Puntiagudo 96, 97, 101, 121Volcán Puyehue 88Volcán Quinquilil 67Volcán Villarrica 39, 60, 70

WW, the 187water 261wildlife 29womens health 263

YYaghan 217Yaghanes people 224yeco 97

ZZanjón Challupén 62Zanjón Correntoso 62Zanjón Molco 62Zanjón Pino Huacho 62Zanjón Voipir 62Zapala 77zorro gris 144

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