GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
The property is located in the Chilean Patagonia, Region XI of Aysén, Commune of the Green Lake. This region has an approximate surface of 108,000 Km2. The capital city is Coyhaique with 50 thousand inhabitants. Other important towns include: Puerto Aysén, Puerto Chacabuco, La Junta, Puerto Cisnes and Cochrane. It borders on the north with Region X of The Lakes; its capital is Ciudad de Puerto Montt with 175,000 inhabitants. It borders on the south with Region XII of Magallanes (Magellan); its capital is Punta Arenas with 130,000 inhabitants.
The Aysén Region has a hydrographic system made up of six important water sheds: Palena, Cisnes, Aysén, Baker, Bravo, and Pascua, rivers that are supplied by numerous lakes and lagoons that make this area especially ideal for fishing and other recreational activities such as, rafting in kayaks or rubber dinghies, canoe trips, trekking, rappelling, mountain climbing, mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, hunting and bird watching.
HOW TO GET TO THE LODGE
If coming from Santiago de Chile (capital city of Chile), it is necessary to take a commercial plane to Coyhaique and to then travel by ground from there to the lodge (about 4 hours). It is also possible to fly from Santiago de Chile to Port Montt and to then fly a private plane to Lago Verde (Green Lake). Upon arriving at that destination, the lodge is 15 minutes away by ground. Alternatively, it is also possible to fly to La Junta and to then travel by ground to the lodge (approximately one hour away).
From Buenos Aires, Argentina, it is necessary to fly a commercial flight to Esquel and to then travel by ground from there to the lodge (4 hours).
The entrance to Alegría Lodge is through a gravel road that extends from West to East. This route connects the Town of La Junta that is located on the Austral Highway, with the town of Lago Verde that is located just 5 km from the Argentinean frontier. This route offers four viewing stops where one can look over the impressive mountain vegetation and twists and turns of the Figueroa River. The route is in excellent shape and is easy to drive throughout the year without needing a four by four or other rough terrain vehicle.
DISTANCES FROM THE LODGE
To La Junta: 60 Km towards the West
To Lago Verde (Green Lake): 12 Km to the East
To Coyhaique: 310 Km towards the southeast
To Esquel: 285 Km towards the Northeast
To Chaitén: 150 Km towards the Northeast
To Lago Rosselot (Lake Rosselot) 52 Km towards the West
The vegetation in the valley is abundant; it is called a “cold forest,” and “evergreen forest.” It is made up of a dense and rich vegetation of multiple species that can be subdivided into three layers: arboreal, subforest, and herbaceous. The arboreal layer, which is the most abundant, is made up of perennial species like the coigües, (Nothofagus Donbeyi, Nothofagus Betuloides), canelo, tepa, tineo, among others. The subforest is made up of arborescent species like the Lingue (Persea Ligue), Arrayan tree (Myrceugenella apiculata ), and other bushes like the quila (Chusquea Quila), the chilco (Magellan Fuchsia) and the giant nalca plants. As one heads up the sides of the valley, there are lenga (Nothofagus Pumilio), nire (Antarctic Nothofagus) and coigüe forests.
The fauna is also rich, including more than 60 varieties of mammals such as cougars (pumas), deer, hippocamelus (Chilean deer huemul), wild boar and more than 180 different types of birds. The rivers and lakes are abounding in trout and pacific salmon.
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