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Day 3: Dickson - Los Perros
===Day 3: Dickson - Los Perros===
[[Imagen:Glaciar Los Perros desde sector Campamento Los Perros por Heinz Weber.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Glaciar Los Perros desde sector Campamento from Los Perros por camp, ny Heinz Weber]]
The day starts with the path marked by a flag, which leads to a dense forest composed mainly of ''lengas'', but also by ''coigües'' and ''notros''. After 15 minutes you will be see at your back Dickson Lake and the glacier of the same name. At 350 meters of altitude you must cross an old fence. A more mature forest follows, and a wooden walkway follows.
It starts with the path marked by a flag, which leads to a dense beech forest composed mainly, but also coigües Magellan and notros. After 15 minutes you will be back to Dickson Lake and the glacier of the same name at the bottom. At 350 meters you must cross an old fence. Then be followed by more mature forest, crossing a while a wooden walkway.  Before penetrate inland, becoming there is a great viewpoint in an open view with a place [[Glossary # P | mallín]] (partly-flooded area)space. There is a small hill with good visibilityviews. The trail turns left along the mallín marshy area and then descends to the Indian Head Cabeza del Indio River, where a gateway logswooded bridge. The track then climbs a muddy area and is internal advances to the southwest by along the Los Perros river valley. After about half an hour from the Indian Head Cabeza del Indio there will be a waterfall. The trail continues next to the river, with small little slope, in under the shadow of the Fagaceae of the placeforest, interrupted by occasional fallen trees and frequent streams of fresh water.  Two and a half hours after the waterfall up a suspension bridge crossing the River Dogs. At this point becomes visible Glacier Los Perros. The trail climbs the moraine in a stretch where the trail is lost a little. After 15 minutes the top of the moraine is reached, where there is a beautiful view of the glacier and its lagoon, usually populated by floating ice. We also see the route to "El Paso". Then be followed by the moraine. The campsite is located Dogs into a beech forest at 540 m. There is a store, restrooms and fire, and must pay $ 4,000 p / p.
Two and a half hours after the waterfall a suspension bridge that crosses the Perros River is reached. At this point, Los Perros Glacier becomes visible. The trail climbs the moraine in a stretch where the trail becomes less clear. After 15 minutes the top of the small moraine is reached, boasting a beautiful view of the glacier and its lagoon, usually populated by floating ice. We also see the route to "El Paso". Go on along the the moraine.
The campsite is located in a ''lenga'' forest, at 540m. There is a small store, restrooms and sites for bonfires. It costs $ 4,000 p / p.
* '''Total expected time for this section''': 4h 20'
====Ramal alternativo a Glaciar Side trip to Punta PumaGlacier====Dogs From the campsiteLos Perros, you must exit the track that leads to the passagepass, even crossing the river by the bridge, but after this, continue right along the river O'Brien instead turn left towards the Paso . You walk by the river by a space devoid of vegetation. When you can no longer continue on this course, you must enter the forest. The footprint is blurred and no signs, but suffice it to move parallel to the river under the shade of a dense forest of beech and coigües Magellan. Then he will move up a hillside and the river will be visible down encased in a sector.
After about 25 minutes, you will reach an area of ​​scrubby vegetation growing on the moraine, from which point the Punta Puma glacier is already visible.
Then you have to cross a small barrier of loose stones before mounting on rocky terrain devoid of vegetation. Striking an isolated clump of young beech. The remaining distance to the glacier is a path of little slope.

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