From Puerto Montt to the south, the Carretera Austral, 1.100 km long, surprises for the infinity of pristine natural resources. It is a winding road special for those who enjoy adventure tours, which penetrates natural parks, and where hanging glaciers and giant nalcas, a typical kind of furn, surprise with their immensity. The Carretera runs by cliffs separating the sea from the jungle, bursts into lakes of green waters rich in salmon, climbs the mountains, gets close to the hot springs, goes around rivers of incredible strength, and continues to the south, passing by little cities like Coihaique and Puerto Aisèn, to cross later to the biggest lake in Chile, Laguna San Rafael and finish in Cochrane.
Distances from Cochrane to:
Ancud 1049 km
Castro 1126 km
Coihaique 354 km
Chaiten 774 km
Chile Chico 190 km
El Maiten 66 km
Frutillar 1004 km
Llanquihue 984 km
Osorno 1063 km
Panguipulli 1209 km
Puerto Aysen 421 km
Puerto Ibañez 287 km
Puerto Montt 962 km
Puerto Natales 731 km
Puerto Octay 1026 km
Puerto Varas 978 km
Puerto Porvenir 578 km
Punta Arenas 587 km
Quellon 1213 km
Temuco 1315 km
Valdivia 1171 km
Villarrica 1267 km
International Passes
Paso Roballos
Leaving from the city of Cochrane to the north along route 7 and turning to the east in the first crossing, you get to Customs and Carabineros after 95 km. After you cross the pass and drive 90 km. more in Argentina, you take national route 40 that leads north to Perito Moreno, distant 118 km.
The pass has an average temperature of : 4/25° C in summer, and -0/-25° C in winter. It is situated at 4.500 metres above sea level.