Villa O’Higgins travel guide

On rare sunny days, Villa O’Higgins’ pleasant setting can be fully appreciated. Half way up a wooded hill behind the town, a mirador affords spectacular views of nearby mountains, lakes and glaciers. There are large numbers of icebergs in Lago O’Higgins, which have split off the glaciers of the Campo de Hielo Sur to the west. There is a tiny museum, the Museo de la Patagonia Padre Antonio Ronchi, on the plaza. Fuel is available from the ECA store (Monday to Saturday). A six-hour trek from the town goes through native forest to the Mosco Glacier. Allow two days for a return trip. Fresh water is plentiful and there is a refugio on the way, but the route is difficult after heavy rain. From Villa O’Higgins, the road continues 7 km south to Bahía Bahamóndez on the shores of Lago O’Higgins.