Hello again from Coyhaique,

After the two day trip to Puerto Chacabuco and the San Rafael Glacier I dashed back to Coyhaique to arrange a flight the next morning down to Punta Arenas. The Carretera Austral road ends at Villa O'Higgins and exploring that segment would mean backtracking in order to reach the southern tip of South America. The cheap $100 flights to Punta Arenas are rarely full so I had no trouble getting on a plane the next morning without a reservation. 

Peace

Fred L Bellomy

 

 

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