Hiking in South America: readers’ tips – With snowy peaks casting shadows on tropical landscapes, hidden ruins of ancient civilisations and deserts punctuated with immense volcanoes, South America isn’t short of dramatic hikes An excellent four-day hike (a one-day hike from Cerro Castillo village to glacial lake is possible) that begins on Carretera Austral (route 7) near Coyhaique, winds through forests, several river crossings (but no bridges), and ends over a 1,400-metre mountain pass ad…
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