Chile, a blessed and colorful land with amazing diversity and natural, historical and modern attractions that offer exceptional and memorable moments to its travelers. Behind the Andes Mountains, on the west coast of South America, is a fertile land of amazing deserts and scorching deserts along with the majesty of glaciers with the appearance of volcanoes and the humor of beautiful forests and the charming dance of farms along the plains. The sight of waterfalls and the pure transparency of its beautiful lakes and beaches will take the heart of any passerby.
A narrow land surrounded by high and snow-capped mountains of the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, which holds the title of the narrowest land in the world. Chile This beautiful Spanish-speaking land, bordering Argentina, Peru and Bolivia with its long Pacific coast, is a country that most tourists and tourists alike call the beginning of a truly thrilling experience. Caves are among the natural and national reserves of countries and are in fact rich sources of water, air and tourist attraction, so in many countries are always considered.
One of the natural attractions of Chile is the Chilean Marble Cave. This cave, called Chico, is known among the natives as a small church or nature sanctuary. The Chilean Marble Cave is 1,850 km wide and 586 m deep and is located on Lake General Carrera near the Chile-Argentina border. The cave has been formed for 6,000 years by the erosion of calcium carbonate with blue and green walls in this area. Marble Cave consists of several nesting caves in the form of an island in Lake Carrera.
The reason for the cave is the waves that have hit the rocks over time. The same waves caused the calcium carbonate of the rocks to erode over the years, or in other words to be washed away, giving the rocks their appearance as we see them now, and the rocks became smoother and smoother. Marble Cave is called a “protected nature”, which is one of the categories considered for national monuments in Chilean law. However, they are not yet well known among tourists and are almost a newly discovered and well-known destination in international tourism.
These ancient marble formations are now considered one of the areas that can be visited to see the nature of Chile. Tourists and Chilean natural attractions enthusiasts can rent boats from the village of Puerto Rio Trenquilo to see the Marble Cave, or use kayak operators to visit the Marble Cave, but it is possible to see the Marble Cave when the water level is low. Otherwise it will be impossible to visit. If you visit this beautiful cave in spring, the scenery around the lake will amaze you, but the water level of the lake will rise.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, this cave is still unknown and not very famous! It was first mentioned by a person named O’Neill in a book called Mountaineering in the Andes. This person goes on a trip commissioned and supported by Argentina. In fact, Lake Carrera was the main reason for finding this cave.
Lake General Carrera is located in the Patagonia region, which is actually the border between Chile and Argentina. Another name for this lake is Buenos Aires, which is a group of icy lakes. It flows into the Pacific Ocean through the Baker River. General is the largest lake in Chile. The lake is 590 meters deep in the deepest part and has cold weather and wind in most days of the year.
To get to this fascinating cave, there are tours that you can use or you can get to Quayek first and then go to Puerto Rio Trenquilo by bus after 4.5 hours and then by minibus. Go to Chili Chico and then go to the lake and cave. To go to this cave, you have to rent a boat, the choice of which depends on your taste, budget and number of people. Group boats cost less.
