After Villa Cerro Castillo, we stayed one night at a wild camp spot along a river. It was one of my favorite camp spots to date. A bit windy, but that will be the norm for the rest of the trip I think. We got to drive right out onto the river bank which was very flat and rocky. The river was teal blue and ice cold, of course. The boys had a great time playing in both the riverbank and the woods behind. This has been a favorite part of this trip for me: stopping to camp in random places and watching the boys play in nature.
The drive onwards to Puerto Rio Tranquilo was another beauty.
Puerto Rio Tranquilo is located on the Lago General Carrera, which has the bluest waters I've ever seen. It shares a border with Argentina, and they call it Lake Buenos Aires. The views around this lake are lovely.
For me, the town of Puerto Rio Tranquilo itself is a bit meh. But it has a nice little beachfront along the lake that the boys enjoyed playing at.
The thing to do in Puerto Rio Tranquilo is to go on a boat ride to see the Marble Caves. There are these cliff sides of Marble around this one section of lake that have been worn away by wind and water, but also by chemical reactions between the marble and the minerals from the glaciers. The end result is all of these cool caves and caverns you can explore. It feels like a bit of a racket at first, as there are many companies vying for your business. But it's worth it once you get out there. We chose to do the shorter version which was a 1 hour and 45 min trip for $20 per person, and that was plenty for us. There are longer 3 hour options, but the shorter trip was better for the boys, I think.
My highlight of the town itself was Cafe Chirifo. Drew and I stopped there after the boat ride for a coffee, and I had brekkie too as the food looked so good. Everything was made from scratch, and it showed. 5 stars.
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