Map of the area with a links image map, all links are available from test links elsewhere on the page Chilean Carabineros, border crossing and the hamlet of El Leon A rangers' forest camp Conditions along the route The turn towards Torrentoso
part n Section 3: Click on the "i"s above for information and photos of the route. part p

o. The turn towards Torrentoso

View from tht T-junction towards Torrentoso
The valley straight ahead is the Manso, take a right here up the side valley
Satellite image of the turning to Torrentoso

The turn at Torrentoso is difficult to envision from the ground, the path takes a hard right at a semi-"T" junction and heads up a new valley. This is one of the few places to get lost on the route. The map on the left shows a satellite view of the area with the approximate paths routes marked on it in red. The other map for the area shows that the river must be crossed twice, but that would be fairly impossible as there is only one bridge across this adjoining river above the Manso. The view from the T junction is in the image to the right, nearby was a cow skull in a tree. The valley is the first large valley we came to in about two hours of walking. Continuing down to the river, near the bridge, there is a little house and a path that follows up the side valley. This path shortly joins the right turn from the upper "T" junction.