Glaciers in the new Social Pact

In recent weeks, Chile has experienced a social awakening that has not happened in decades. Overcome by the demands of an extremely voracious socio-economic model, citizens have said “enough” peacefully exposing the priority demands on the country’s...
San Rafael Glacier

San Rafael Glacier

The San Rafael Glacier is one of the major glaciers of the Campos de Hielo Norte [Northern Ice Field] in the Chilean Patagonia. It’s part of the largest mass of frozen water closest to the Equator in the world and the third largest mass of frozen fresh water in...
Leones Glacier

Leones Glacier

Los Leones Lake is located 30 km south of Puerto Río Tranquilo and 28 km west of the Carretera Austral. It’s reached by traveling along a country road suitable for 4×4 vehicles and walking 9.5 km along the edge of the Los Leones River up to the confluence with...
GEB: Glaciares en Bicicleta

GEB: Glaciares en Bicicleta

Our collaborator Marcos Cole is a passionate glaciologist and cyclist. Currently, he is traveling the Carretera Austral for a project called “Glaciares en Bicicleta” (GEB) [Glaciers on Bicycle], which has led him to go across long distances, first in the...