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Cañon del Arroyo Pedregoso - Reserva Nac. Laguna Jeinimeni (Patagonia Chile)

Chile Chico es un poblado fronterizo de 4.600 habitantes ubicado en la ribera sur del Lago General Carrera en la Region de Aysen cerca de la frontera con Argentina. Su clima es del tipo mediterraneo continental mas caracteristico de la zona central de Chile, por tanto inusual para esta parte de la Patagonia, con veranos secos y escasas precipitaciones durante casi todo el año.

 

La influencia del gran lago General Carrera y la Cordillera de los Andes son determinantes importantes del clima en esta zona. La Cordillera de los Andes actua como un biombo climatico que atrapa las abundantes lluvias en su vertiente occidental dando lugar a los frondosos bosques de la zona de canales y fiordos de la Patagonia Chilena. En su vertiente oriental por el contrario predomina la vegetacion baja propia de la gran estepa de la Patagonia Argentina. La cantidad de lluvias disminuye dramaticamente conforme decendemos hacia el este ofreciendo un paisaje lleno de coironales, arbustos y formaciones de roca desnuda.

 

El mayor atractivo de esta zona se encuentra en el Parque Nacional Laguna Jeinimeni. Ubicado 60 kms al sur de Chile Chico, la reserva tiene una diversidad natural muy particular, donde contrasta la estepa patagónica con el frondoso y verde bosque magallánico de notofagos. Dentro de la reserva se distinguen dos areas de interes para visitar. La zona del Arroyo Pedregoso ideal para los amantes del trekking. Un sendero de 7,2 kms que parte en medio de la pampa para recorrer un impresionante cañon en medio de grandes farellones con curiosas formaciones de roca donde destaca la Piedra Clavada, un monolito de casi 50 metros del altura, la Cueva de las Manos con pinturas rupestres de mas de 7.000 años y el colorido Valle Lunar con portentosas vistas del Rio Jeinimeni. La otra zona corresponde al Lago Jeinimeni algo mas al sur, que adentrandose en la Cordillera de los Andes ofrece un paisaje donde reaparecen los bosques pero predominando el bosque de tipo caducifolio mejor adaptado al frio y la nieve invernal.

 

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Chile Chico is a border town of 4,600 inhabitants located on the southern shore of Lake General Carrera in the Region of Aysen near the border with Argentina. Its climate is characterized by being Continental Mediterranean type of the central zone of Chile and unusual for this part of Patagonia, with dry summers and little rainfall during most of the year.

 

The influence of the large General Carrera Lake and the Andes Mountains range are important determinants of the climate in this area. The Cordillera de los Andes acts as an atmospheric screen that traps the abundant rains in its western slope giving place to the leafy forests of the zone of channels and fjords of the Chilean Patagonia. In its eastern slope, on the other hand, the low vegetation typical of the great steppe of Patagonia Argentina predominates. The amount of rainfall decreases dramatically as we head eastwards offering a landscape full of coironal grass, shrubs and bare rock formations.

 

The biggest attraction of this area is in the National Park Laguna Jeinimeni. Located 60 kms south of Chile Chico, the reserve has a very particular natural diversity, where the Patagonian steppe contrasts with the green and lush forest of notophages. Within the reserve there are two areas of interest to visit. The area of Arroyo Pedregoso ideal for lovers of trekking. A trail of 7.2 km that leaves in the middle of the pampa to cross an impressive canyon in the middle of great farellones with curious formations of rock where it emphasizes the Claved Stone, a monolith of almost 50 meters height, the Cave of the Hands with Cave paintings of more than 7,000 years and the colorful Lunar Valley with portentous views of the Jeinimeni River. The other zone corresponds to the Lake Jeinimeni, a little more to the south, that entering in the Andes Mountain range offers a landscape where the forests reappear but predominating the forest of deciduous type better adapted to the cold and the winter snow.

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