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Glaciar del Juncal (english)

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==Route Description==
[[Imagen:Trek_Glaciar_Juncal_ruta.jpg|left|thumb|Juncal Glacier Trek, Google Earth Image]]
After parking at the houses, start walking on the path toward the southeast, after about 5 minutes you will reach a bridge that crosses the river, the path slowly ascends for about 25 minutes reaching a lookout that reveals the valley almost in its entirety, and the beauty of the peak Alto de Los Leones. The path descends lightly until reaching the valley, starting here, the walk is relatively flat with a few occasional ascents and descents. Immediately after passing some fertile lowlands, you will reach a zone of large rocks (Boulders), that can be used as a campsite. Here the road will open in a fork of different paths, you should keep going south until reaching the river Monos de Agua, this river is 7 mts wide and it usually does not exceed knee-height, but during the months when the glaciers thaw (December), it can be the greatest obstacle of the trek. To cross the river, it is recommended to take shoes to get wet, because of the low temperatures, and a rope in case it is carrying too much water. [[Imagen:Ruta Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|right|thumb|Route to Juncal Glacier]]. It is also recommended crossing Monos de Agua as early as possible to avoid the a rise in the volume of water. Once having crossed, continue on the valley of the Juncal river (the same valley you have been walking up the path), and not the Monos de Agua Valley, the later would take you to the [[Glaciar Francisco Moreno]] described under the trek with the same name. Fifteen minutes from the river the path begins to ascend and after going around a mountain the road turns [[Imagen:Vista Cerro Alto de los Leones.jpg|left|thumb|View to of the Alto de Los Leones Peak]] left revealing little by little the glaciers of Mount Juncal, at the curve the moraines of the glacier will start to appear as the path gets lost. Here a decision must be made as to when to turn back. You should keep in mind that when you reach the moraine you will be on top of the glacier, and these tend to have large [[Imagen:Paisaje trek Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|right|thumb|Paisaje trek Glaciar del Landscape JuncalGlacier Trek]]crevices that could be hidden under the snow.
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