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September 4, 20263 minCoyhaique

The Carretera Austral is not a highway

Photo: Lin linao · CC BY-SA 4.0

It’s called Route 7 and runs 1,240 kilometers, but half of it is gravel and it doesn’t connect anything in one continuous line. Understanding that before you rent the car heads off ninety percent of the scares.