Introduction
Puerto Aysén: 68km (42 miles) W of Coyhaique
Puerto Aysén was a vigorous port town until the 1960s, when silt filled the harbor and ships were forced to move 16km (10 miles) away to Puerto Chacabuco. While it's in the midst of gorgeous landscape, it offers few attractions to the visitor. The same could be said for Puerto Chacabuco; however, the majority of visitors to this region pass through here at some point to catch a ship or ferry to Laguna San Rafael Glacier or to Puerto Montt. Most travelers arriving by ferry from Puerto Montt head straight to Coyhaique, and vice versa, but the full-day ferry ride to Laguna San Rafael leaves early and returns late, so many travelers find it convenient to spend a night here in Puerto Chacabuco.
It's recommended that you at least take a day trip to Puerto Aysén and Puerto Chacabuco, more than anything for the beautiful drive through the Reserva Nacional Río Simpson and the equally beautiful view of Aysén Sound at the journey's end....
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Heart of Patagonia Lodge
This lodge is another American-owned lodge, this time an ex-editor of Angling Report, John Jenkins, who settled in this region in the late 1980s....
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Hotel Loberías del Sur
Puerto Chacabuco's shabbiness and stink belie its lovely location on the shore of Aysén Sound, and, thankfully, this hotel does it justice with...
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