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==Season 2023/24==
*Frank 28-11 to 1-12-2023 RR mostly SOBO 4 days
1. I hitched on the high route 26KM from Porvenir and walked back. Wind was in my face but it was downhill. Very little transport on this route, about 5 vehicles a day. There are a few small gold mines at KM26 and I was lucky to get a lift with one of the miners.
2. I got a taxi to the gold mines for 25,000 pesos then I walked about 35KM. 46KM from Porvenir the high route joins the coastal road. The bus and most transport go on the coast road. At the road junction is a hut in poor condition. The ladder is gone but if you can get to the upper floor you could sleep there. No water. There is enough water from occasional streams on the high route but the low pampa is semi desert and water is very infrequent.
Going past the first two Estancias after the junction there are two small streams and then there is nothing for over 30KM. In the evening I was past the last Estancia, Maria Soledad, and there was nowhere to camp on the open pampa and no water so I hitched back to Porvenir. The estancias are all well back from the road, 1.5 to 2KM.
3. I hitched back to about KM70 on the coast road and walked to Pinguino Rey. At X61 you go off the road and along small trails and jeep tracks near the beach. Rio Centenario was dry, next water was at Rio Pantanos. No fords along the beach, at Rio Pantanos stay near the beach, the river forms a lagoon but does not flow into the sea. When you are about 1KM from Pinguino Rey you will see a sign Estancia Privado Prohibido Entrar. Go left here up the boundary fence to the road and go to Pinguino Rey on the road. If you continue past the fence you come to the Pinguino Rey boundary fence and they will not let you in there. It is not possible to go to Pinguino Rey on the RR, only by the entrance on the main road. I was lucky to see King Penguins along the beach several kilometres from the sanctuary. Ask for water at the sanctuary or there is a stream a few hundred metres past it. Souvenir shop but no food or drinks at the sanctuary. It is open Thursday to Sunday from 10AM to 5PM, entry by one hour guided tour costs 15,000 pesos. 1.9KM after Pinguino Rey by the road are two good huts, the best on the route, sleep 4 or you can camp behind them. No water at the huts.
4. I visited the penguins at 10AM then continued to Cameron. After 15KM there are 3 boulders, first one has a cross on it, you could camp behind them. No water. At the crossroads 2KM before Cameron is a good hut but its dirty and no water, much better to camp in Cameron. Los Pioneros campsite in Cameron is good, sheltered spots, hot water. 13,000 pesos a night, the reception is in the shop, put the money under the shop door if no one is there.
* From 2023-11-11 to 2023-11-14 // 4 days // Hiking // NOBO // RR // Quentin Clavel
