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| {{Google Translator|Laguna del Inca / Base del Tres Hermanos}}
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| ==Season==
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| The right time for this route is between November and late April or
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| early May. When the first snow fall major route
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| becomes more hostile and ice in the delicate steps can make
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| something risky.
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| == Access ==
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| === By car===
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| [[Image: Mapa_acceso_Portillo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Access Map. Image: [http://www.turistel.cl Turistel]]]. From Santiago, there are 70 km paved road to the Andes. Shortly before reaching
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| Los Andes, one must take a by-pass, which, after
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| Bus Station, leads the international route to Mendoza, where you should
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| take the right. From this point, there are 59 kilometers until Portillo
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| located to 2,840 meters, up the river Aconcagua.
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| === Public transport and hitchhiking ===
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| You can easily reach the Portillo Hotel by public transport
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| taking any of the many buses that go to Mendoza. Among others,
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| van Ahumada, El Rapido, Cata, Tac, Tur Bus and Andesmar. Most of
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| These buses depart from Terminal Los Heros. They charge about $ 12,000
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| per person to Mendoza (HOW TO PORTILLO?)
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| * Rates and schedules: [http://www.busesahumada.cl/V3.0/internacional/inicio.htm Ahumada Buses]
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| [[Image: Perfil_Laguna_del_Inca.png|thumb|200px|right|Profile altitudinal This (flat) path]]
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| ==Route description ==
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| [[Image: Mapa_Laguna_del_Inca.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Tour map]]
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| [[Image: Trek_laguna_del_inca.jpg|thumb|200px|right|View of the walk. Looking north, May 2009. Image: Nicolas Mendez]]
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| The route starts at the same Hotel. You must start to walk in
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| heading west along a gravel road vehicle. From the base of the
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| lifts comes a northward path. The first tranche is a
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| short ascent that allows mounting on a hill that drops sharply to
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| the pond, then descend rapidly. A long traverse''''
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| to an area equipped with sheet rock climbing, possibly
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| installed there to implement a handrail. The truth is that it
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| is completely dispensable, as the mark is sufficiently
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| wide to walk quietly. At this point, the view of the
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| lagoon is spectacular. Then comes another installment of crossing quiet
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| before facing a second rocky ridge. This is the step
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| grounds of the walk (marked "sensitive step" in the photo and the
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| profile) and is the only reason that this trek has been rated
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| Difficulty "Medium" and rather low.
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| [[Image: Camino_Inca.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Detail of the zone plates (circled white paint) and the beautiful lagoon down. May 2009. Image: Nicolas Mendez]] After a brief rise
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| by rocky, the trail is lost in a certain slope.
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| If there is ice or snow, the slope can walk without much
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| difficulty, relying occasionally on the hands. After this
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| crossing, about 40 meters, you reach a small stream. Call
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| climbing the ravine a few feet to retrieve the path, which
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| is visible just above. The output of the small stream is
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| also a bit tricky, having to sing for field security
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| avoid sliding down the steep slopes of hills. Then he turns to a
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| area of land and small shrubs. Shortly after you cross a step
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| small stream. Then, in an open area, the trail is lost
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| a little, but it is easy to retrieve. You go through a second course of water
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| (more volume but also more turbid) and then begins to descend to
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| the sandy area north of the lagoon, leaving it behind. A
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| Once at the north of the lake, the trail turns to lose, but
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| thing is to stay west of the stream (which can be dry, according
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| the time of year). He turns up a few meters to a flat area
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| where you have a great view of Cerro Tres Hermanos (4751), King
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| Valley, which rises with its three points in a northeasterly direction.
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| [[Image:hacia_el_hotel.jpg|thumb|200px|right|View from the end of trekking south. It can see both the hotel. May 2009. Image: Nicolas Mendez]]
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| ===Expected Time===
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| At a normal pace, this trek should take about two hours of
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| round similar lap time.
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| == Permits / Fees ==
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| * This route does not require permits or admission is charged.
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| == Recommendations ==
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| * We recommend starting the walk early because the valley is very
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| boxed and into the afternoon sun still sheds light on the lagoon,
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| depriving ourselves of the beautiful spectacle that is its bright turquoise waters.
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| == Full path and waypoints in Google Earth ==
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| * [[Media: Laguna_del_Inca.kmz | Trekking Laguna del Inca]]. {{Download waypoints}}
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| [[Category: Trekking in Chile]]
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