2026 Feb 9: border crossing to Cochrane

This was an amazing day. Left Perito Moreno early (before 9) & headed for the Chilean border and the Carretera Austral and our first nights’ lodging outside Cochrane. BTW it bein’ high season, & having to have changed the route radically because we couldn’t get ferry tix, we booked every night in advance.

There are a couple of possible routes, we chose the wilder - through Entrante Baker. It’s all ripio, through astonishing, other-worldly landscapes.

Here’s the view from Mirador Lago Buenos Aires:

Along the ripio road toward the border and entry point Entrante Baker:

border crossing was a long, manual process. Stats enteeed in the big book on the Argentine side, Interpol query on the Chilean. 90 minutes or so. Met many chilean motorcyclists and a German couple in a sprinter:

In Chile!

Stayed at Cabañas Brellenthin, on the side of the Rio Cochrane. Our intro to Chilean cabañas - pretty but very rustic & small:

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