Lago Gutierrez

Caminho de Exploração

Esta rota de caminhada recria os antigos caminhos dos Aonikenk, caçadores-coletores da Patagônia que há milhares de anos percorriam as pampas do Vale do Chacabuco. Seus rastros perduram nos petroglifos da Cueva de los Niños, localizada próxima à trilha. A rota culmina no Lago Gutiérrez, o maior do Vale do Chacabuco, que serviu como local de descanso para as longas jornadas das comunidades nômades da Patagônia.

For the troperos - traditional nomadic herders - and ranchers of the region, the year was divided into two key seasons: the "veranada" and the "invernada. During the summer, the troperos drove their cattle to the veranadas, high pastures that, once free of snow, provided abundant grazing in clearings surrounded by deciduous forests of ñirre and lenga. In winter, the herds moved to the winter pastures, lower, sheltered areas where corrals provided protection from inclement weather. Today, thanks to the ecological restoration efforts led by Rewilding Chile, these clearings and ancient forests used for cattle grazing have been transformed into a natural sanctuary waiting to be explored.