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==Logistical Considerations==
There are no proper shops along the first seven sections of the trail. The first regular food store on the trial trail comes after 600 km at the finish of section 7. Therefore reaching the finish of a section gives you the opportunity to take a bus and to travel to the next village or town to resupply. A true through-hike would require the setup of food depots on strategic points along the route.
The product range, in particular the supply of dehydrated trekking food, is limited or non-existing in smaller villages and towns. If you prefer to have some special stuff that you find only in Santiago or that you bring with you from overseas you have the following option: You can pack a box with food and gear in Santiago and send with one of the mayor bus companies to yourself to a town where you plan a resupply stop. The bus company will store your package until pick it up. There you can take out of your box what you need and resend the box to the next resupply town.
