Cochamo and Cochelo - A Horse Trek in the Andes


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March 14th 2009
Published: March 19th 2009
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A family friend with Chilean contacts arranged for us to meet his friend in the small village of Cochamo. His instructions were: "go to centre of town near church and ask for Cochelo. Everybody know him". We realized we were heading into a pretty rural area so we thought it would be funny to see if it all worked out as the directions said they would! Arriving in Petrohue we had a taxi driver pick... Read Full Entry



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Crossing the river (one of many!)
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It was so green in the forest and beautiful with so many types of trees.
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The horses stop for lunch and us too!
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Picking fresh blackberries.
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Our guide Cochelo's dog. He loves going on the horse treks!



20th March 2009

Meat on a Stick
That looks like an amazing adventure. Well done Cochelo!!!
20th March 2009

You two know how to travel!!!
Looks like a great trip! Can't believe you rode for so long. Michelle, you saw a glacier between Banff and Lake Louise on our trip in 1986 - you probably don't remember. Stay safe, Love Beth

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