Approaching Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

Feb 10th, 2007 | By admin | Category: Travel Journal

These photos were taken from the deck of the cruise ship in the evening as we approached the small Chilean town of Puerto Chacabuco, which lies at the end of a narrow fjord. This part of Patagonia is very beautiful. Forested mountains rise out of the water, clouds swirling around their peaks. It’s cold and windy even in summer. And it’s absolutely vast and underpopulated. No doubt there are many secrets and hidden things waiting to be discovered; impenetrable forests, unclimbable mountains, uncrossable rivers. There could be new types of animals, unknown flowers, maybe fairies or mythical beasts. Anything is possible here. It’s mysterious, wild and hidden. All I know is that I will never truly know what is there.