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Eco-Tourism in Chile

Often associated with Argentina, the Patagonia is an area of terrain with large territories in Chile, just as in Argentina. The area covers 1,000,000 square kilometers (386,000 square miles), of which a quarter is Chilean, and includes the most extraordinary landscapes in the world: glaciers, fjords, forests, icebergs, lakes, rivers, and grassy plains.

In Chile, the Patagonia reaches from the heart of Reloncavi in the north to the Strait of Magallenes in the south, excluding the large island of Chiloe and its interior archipelago, with the same going for Tierra del Fuego (Land of the Fire) and its archipelago in the south.

A difference from the rest of the country, in this part of the national territory it extends from the eastern side of the Andes to the ocean, and where the Cordillera de la Costa (Mountain Range of the Coast) forms innumerable archipelagoes that characterize the region. The areas contain three climatic zones: littoral (Aisen), where more than 3,000 mm (118 inches) of rain fall annually; the intermediate or transition (Coihaique) with 950 mm (37 inches) annually; and the pampa or steppes (Balmaceda), with 500 mm (20 inches) annually.

Nowadays, to talk about the Austral Highway and the Northern Patagonia is almost the same thing. From the heart of Reloncavi until the Northern Iceberg, this route travels through a territory that thanks to her, is one of the most preferred destinations by tourists. Adventure tourism, fishing, trekking, extreme sports, kayaking, rafting, and observing flora and fauna in their most wild state, are only part of the variety of activities that this region offers.

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