Puerto Ibáñez is a small town in the Aisén Region in the south of Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. It is located on the north shore of the General Carrera Lake, about 116 km south of Coihaique. In the 2002 census it had a population of 757. It is the capital of the commune of Río Ibáñez

Río Ibáñez, Chile

Río Ibáñez is a commune in General Carrera Province, Aisén Region, Chile. It is named after Ibáñez River, a major tributary of General Carrera Lake....

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History

The town was founded in 1924. It was named after a Chilean miner, Cornelio Ibáñez, who spent several seasons in the area.

Economy

The town's economy is mainly based on cattle farming and crop growing, aided by a benign miroclimate influenced by the lake. Distinctive pottery is also made in the town.

Tourism is also important. There is rock art in the area, and the waterfall of the Rio Ibáñez

Ibáñez River

The Ibáñez River is a river of Chile located in the Aisén Region. It has its origin in the skirts of Hudson volcano and flows south-east through the Andes into the General Carrera Lake. The river borders the south side of Cerro Castillo National Reserve, home to Cerro Castillo....

 is 6 km away.

Transportation

The town is linked to the Carretera Austral

Carretera Austral

The Carretera Austral , formerly known as Carretera General Augusto Pinochet, is the name given to Chile's Route 7. The highway runs about from Puerto Montt to Villa O'Higgins through rural Patagonia....

 by a paved road. There is also a car ferry across the lake to Chile Chico

Chile Chico

Chile Chico is a town in General Carrera Province, Aisén Region, Patagonia, Chile. It is located on the south shore of General Carrera Lake...

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