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The construction of the Carretera Austral was started in the seventies and was intended to connect the southern part of Chile by land with the rest of the country. This objective was conceived in 1988. Now the Carretera Austral, over all its length, allows to get to almost untouched and overwhelmingly beautiful places dominated by lush vegetation. The first section from Puerto Montt to Caleta la Arena is asphalted and opens path to the shady and always damp National Park Alerce Andino where you can see thousands of years old trees of the redwood species Alerce (Fitzroya Cupressoides). At Caleta la Arena cross by ferry to Caleta Puelche. Following the dusty single track to the south you pass by beautiful landscapes and get to Río Negro / Hornopirén where the homonymous national park waits for your visit. In all costal villages you can try and by different types of fresh seafood fished in the nearby sea.