Lago Jeinimeni National Reserve, National reserve in General Carrera Province, Chile.
The reserve encompasses 161,100 hectares of land with thirteen snowdrifts, three lakes, thirty lagoons, eighteen rivers, and multiple valleys across diverse landscapes.
The government of Chile designated this area as a national reserve in 1967 to safeguard the region's natural resources and ecological systems.
The reserve contains archaeological sites featuring rock paintings, including locations where ancient inhabitants documented their presence through hand impressions on stone surfaces.
Visitors access the reserve through a road 57 kilometers southwest of Chile Chico, with facilities including camping areas, picnic spots, and marked hiking trails.
The reserve features the Ventisquero glacier, which stands as the most accessible ice formation in the area, surrounded by lenga forests and native wildlife.
Location: General Carrera Province
Inception: 1967
GPS coordinates: -46.86667,-72.06667
Latest update: March 6, 2025 18:35
Patagonia extends across the southern reaches of Chile and Argentina, encompassing a range of natural landscapes from active glaciers to volcanic peaks. The region presents a mixture of ice, stone and water, with national parks protecting thousands of square miles of undeveloped terrain. The land was shaped by glacial processes that left deep valleys, lakes and dramatic mountain formations. The collection includes prominent locations across both countries. In Argentina, Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre rise above the valley of El Chaltén, while Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the few ice formations worldwide that continues to advance. Los Alerces National Park protects ancient alerce trees that have stood for millennia. On the Chilean side, the Marble Caves at General Carrera Lake form carved rock structures, Queulat Hanging Glacier feeds waterfalls, and the towers of Torres del Paine define one of South America's most recognizable mountain landscapes. San Rafael Lagoon provides access to tidewater glaciers, while remote protected areas such as Kawésqar National Park and Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park preserve extensive temperate rainforests. Historical sites like Cave of Hands display prehistoric rock art.
Cueva de las Manos
111.8 km
Catedral de Mármol
48.1 km
Perito Moreno National Park
106.1 km
Balmaceda, Chile
110.3 km
Patagonia National Park
16.5 km
Mount Hudson
122.8 km
Puerto Río Tranquilo
53.8 km
Laguna San Rafael National Park
118.3 km
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
110 km
Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez
64.7 km
San Rafael Glacier
135.9 km
Cerro San Lorenzo
82.8 km
Parque Nacional Cerro Castillo
89 km
Monte San Valentin
102.1 km
Villa Cerro Castillo
83.1 km
Exploradores Glacier
93.4 km
Nef Glacier
93.4 km
Campamento minero Puerto Cristal
41.8 km
Lago Cochrane Nature Reserve
44 km
Arenales
112.6 km
Colonia Glacier
100.4 km
Steffen Glacier
143.1 km
Calluqueo Glacier
84.5 km
Bodegas portuarias del río Ibáñez
64.4 km
Leones Glacier
89 km
Museo De Arqueología Carlos Gradin
92.3 km
Grosse Glacier
110.3 km
Glaciar Exploradores
92.4 kmReviews
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