Marble Cathedral Patagonia

Yet as with all of patagonia s precious treasures our marble caves are in need of protection.

Marble cathedral patagonia.

Cuevas de mármol are located on lake general carrera in patagonia. Dubbed as the most beautiful cave network in the world cuevas de marmol marble caves is a 6 000 year old sculpture hewn by the crashing waves of lake general carrera of patagonia in southern chile. Shutterstock the marble caves are also called the marble cathedral dominic sagar flickr they formed over the course of 6 000 years as waves. We went to.

Patagonia s rivers including the beautiful rio baker that flows from this lake are in. The formations have three main islets a few meters away form the shore called the cathedral the chapel and the cave. The marble caves in chile are a true natural wonder full of vibrant splashes of color thanks to the sparkling turquoise water. The so called marble cathedral and marble caves was the most memorable area we saw in chile.

South america s stunning marble cathedral by tom garmeson 27 march 2019 deep in the remote reaches of patagonia a shimmering glacial lake holds a spectacular geological marvel. We went to the torres del paine area. The lake is of glacial origin and is surrounded by the andes mountain range. But the general carrera lake was the highlight of the year.

January 17 2015 when you go to the south of chile you are in patagonia. Also called the marble cathedral the intricate caverns are part of a peninsula made of solid marble surrounded by the glacial lake general carrera that spans the chile argentina border. The marble chapels in general carrera lake chile are mineral formations made of calcium carbonate located on that lake just a few miles from the small village of puerto tranquilo. To find the origin of the marble rocks that make up the place we have to go back 370.

The lake drains to the pacific ocean on the west through the baker river. Albeit my expectations of a rather laid back and long journey somewhere in the south of some bizarrely long drawn out country i was extremely excited about. Welcome to the marble cathedral a natural wonder that could be the world s most beautiful cave network. Major water sources to the lake such as the rivers baker and pascua are under threat from the imminent construction of hydroelectric dams.

Adventure caves chile lago general carrera marble cathedral marble cave patagonia travel. We were in chile the whole 2019 and visited every one of their regions.