Free topic

This week is free topic so I want to talk about an outdoor activity that I’m doing since a year and a half with a friend, this activity is trekking, it consists of walk along trails in natural environments or semi-naturals such as a hill, woods, the coast or anything you can imagine.

In Santiago we are privileged in this sense, because the city is located in a valley surrounded by hills and the imposing Cordillera de Los Andes, reason why it is very easy to have access to them, even in public transport. From the day I started I have already done 6-7 trekkings (the most common in Santiago). The last trek was a month ago in cerro Pochoco and the next I hope it is the Alto el Naranjo.

I like doing this activity because it is a fun way to exercise, breathe clean air, disconnect from the city and see the local flora and fauna (in Pochoco passed near my condors and in the distance I could see a fox).

I hope in the next months I can climb hills of mayor complexity and visit some glaciars in Cajón del Maipo and in the next years made some treks in the south of Chile, like the Parque Tantauco in Chiloé, the cerro Castillo in Aysén and the famous circuit “O” in Torres del Paine, and finally why not, start practicing trail running (because I like running too haha).

I leave with some potos :)

Cerro Pochoco

Parque Tantauco

Parque nacional Torres del Paine

Cerro Castillo