Small-Group Tour of Portillo Ski Center and Inca Lagoon from Santiago

Located approximately 2 hours north of Santiago, near the city of Los Andes, lies the beautiful town of Portillo. You don’t want to miss this if you love snow and nature. Portillo surprises many with the beauty of the valley in which is located, a big lagoon called “Laguna del Inca” (Inca’s Lagoon) associated with a beautiful legend that inspires love to first time visitors of Portillo.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Monument to the Victory of Chacabuco, Chile 8, Batuco, Lampa, Región Metropolitana, Chile

The Monument to the Victory of Chacabuco, also known as the Monument to the Battle of Chacabuco (truly To the Victory of Chacabuco). Is a monument that commemorates the Battle of Chacabuco which took place on February 12, 1817. It was designed by Héctor Román Latorre and built in 1971. It is 20 meters tall.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Los Andes, Los Andes, Valparaiso Region

Los Andes, founded in July 31, 1791 as Santa Rosa de Los Andes, is a Chilean city and commune located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region ("Fifth Region" of Chile). It lies on the route between Santiago and Chile's primary border crossing with Argentina by way of the summit of the Uspallata Pass in the Andes mountain range.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Portillo, Portillo, Valparaiso Region

One of the world’s most iconic and well-loved ski resorts, famous for its sunny yellow lodge and location perched above the stunning Inca Lake in the heart of the Andes.

The resort is located about 2 hours northeast of Santiago and is run as a multiday, package-based resort with a maximum of 450 guests, so runs are uncrowded and lift lines non-existent.

Enjoy the view of Inca Lagon and their history

Legend tells that the spirit of the Inca, Illi Yunqui, that haunts the watery tomb in which he buried his soul-mate, the Princess Kora-Illé, who had tragically fallen from a cliff during a royal mountain banquet (a nascu). The Inca Yunqui, whose grief shook the mountain, believed that no earthly grave could compare with this lake. Shrouded in white linen, she was lowered into the blue depths in the presence of the grief-stricken imperial court. From that moment, the waters were tinted with the emerald shade of the beautiful eyes that the heir of the sun could awaken no more.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Laguna del Inca, Portillo 2100000 Chile

Enjoy the view of Inca Lagon and their history

Legend tells that the spirit of the Inca, Illi Yunqui, that haunts the watery tomb in which he buried his soul-mate, the Princess Kora-Illé, who had tragically fallen from a cliff during a royal mountain banquet (a nascu). The Inca Yunqui, whose grief shook the mountain, believed that no earthly grave could compare with this lake. Shrouded in white linen, she was lowered into the blue depths in the presence of the grief-stricken imperial court. From that moment, the waters were tinted with the emerald shade of the beautiful eyes that the heir of the sun could awaken no more.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Comunicaciones Salto del Soldado Limitad, Chacabuco 281, Los Andes, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Located 28 kilometers from the city, by the International road. It is a geological formation produced by erosion, with impressive rocky walls at the bottom of which the Aconcagua River passes. Halfway up, between tunnels, the Trasandino railway is visible. It is called Salto del Soldado by the legend that is related in this regard: a patriotic soldier managed to avoid the realistic persecution, making a spectacular jump over this natural formation.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Ruta CH-60, Los Andes Chile

Better know like The Caracoles is a 29 curves in the middle of the Andes is one of 100 things to do before you die :)

The landscape is beautiful and the excitement is guaranteed!

Duration: 10 minutes