[sshillo]

I've been there, it's a pain in the ass to get to. Took an overnight bus from Fitz Roy to Los Antiguos, had to walk a few miles across the border, got a taxi on the Chilean side to Chile Chico, stayed overnight because there were no more buses. Found some random bus from Chile Chico to Puerto Rio Tranquilo, the bus information on the internet was not accurate.

Was it worth it? Yes, absolutely beautiful, not touristy at all, met a couple in there 70s who had driven through Africa, which included the DRC. Mount Fitz Roy, Chaletan, although beautiful are too touristy. Everyone speaks english, they accept euro/usd, doesn't feel like you're actually in Argentina.

[nesman]

That's because it's Chile, not Argentina.

[kmundnic]

It's easier if you come from the Chilean side. There are buses coming directly from Coyhaique to Puerto Río Tranquilo, and there are flights from Santiago or Puerto Montt to Coyhaique (Balmaceda airport).

However, it is true that in general it is not an easy area to travel through (and that's part of what makes it raw and unique). If you don't have a car, hitchhiking can be a lot more reliable and faster and the local buses between small towns.

[ukoki]

> I've been there, it's a pain in the ass to get to

I guess the easy version might be Carrara, Tuscany where marble has been mined for millenia. You can drive around the hills above the city on roads carved into and through the marble accompanied by dusty trucks laden with giant blocks.