This route is considerably easier than the one above from el chalten.
Closest city to marble caves chile.
See the marble caves on lake general carrera and do some trekking that involves seeing a glacier either in torres del paine or in argentina.
Even though the marble caverns of lago carrera have been named an official nature sanctuary by the chilean government they are not safe from the impact of these projects.
There are three different ways you can reach puerto rio tranquilo or the marble caves from coyhaique.
Closer to the marble chapels is the small town of puerto río tranquilo.
When to go to the marble chapels.
Puerto rio tranquilo is a tiny town on the chilean side of lago general carrera.
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Located 240 kilometers from the chapels it is a city with good gastronomic and hotel offer.
Where to find a marble caves tour the easiest way to explore the marble caves of chile is by boat from puerto rio tranquilo.
The closest town to the marble caves is puerto rio tranquilo in southern chile.
The carretera austral connects them so it is a scenic but slow drive of about 4 hours.
You ve got a few restaurants hostels a gas station but that s about it.
We are currently living in santiago chile and we have a 6 day break from work coming up and we wanted to do the following.
One of the most isolated natural treasures of the world the marble caves capillas de mármol are a series of sculpted caves in the general carrera lake in the heart of patagonia.
The closest and largest city to the marble chapels is coyhaique a typical small chilean city with a central plaza and a church at the center.
The marble caves are located about 220 kilometers south of the small city of coyhaique.
Puerto rio tranquilo town itself is very small and the majority of the businesses here cater to marble cave visitors.
How to visit the marble caves.
You can get from coyhaique to puerto rio tranquilo by bus 4 5 hours or from chile chico to puerto rio tranquilo by minibus 3 5 hours.
The closest city to the chapels of marble is coyhaique capital of the aysén region and base point for tourism in the area.