Submerging Marble caves in glacial waters

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Who says marbles are only good for children’s indoor games, and could only be seen in the cities over man-made structures, pillars of skyscraper buildings how you wonder where else could it be of great use? TRAVEL! Yes, travel! Because one tourist spot in Chile offers you a once in a lifetime experience of having to see this beautiful landscape an island made out of pure marble, structured shaped cave by the wonderful hands of God.

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Location

Marble Cave is situated on Lake General Carrera or Lake Buenos Aires of Patagonia, in Southern Chile. This beautiful Lake is within the eleventh region in Chile and is situated 290 kilometers south of Coyhaique and 112 kilometers Southwest of Chile Chico. This cannot be accessed by land because it is submerged in between the water boarders of Chile and Argentina.

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Climate

The climate in Chile varies and is divided into three major climatic areas such as North experiencing very arid climate, while in the south a more cool and dump humidity and lastly in Central Chile a temperate Mediterranean climate.

The summer months are December- February, and the winter months are from June- August, and the good news is that January- March are the best travelling months to visit this beautiful Chilean landscape and is considered as one of the peak travel months because of its climatic condition during this time.

Although the southern climate in Chile is a bit dumpy and humid but there is a guarantee that the lake itself has a sunny climate.

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Transportation

For obvious reasons the cave itself cannot be accessed via land vehicle because of its location, it is submerged in the middle of the icy turquoise water boarders of Argentina and Chile this magnificent cave can be reached through a car ferry operating in Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez and Chile Chico in the lake borders of Chile so both sides could be an access to this cave but the regular boat tours usually come from Puerto Tranquillo, Río Ibáñez. But the lake could be reached from any point of the country because it is accessible via land and airways.

What to see

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General Carrera Lake is considered as one of the biggest lakes in South America, having a surface of 978 square kilometers.

Because of this, there are also several activities that tourists could do and go to hiking, horseback riding, and the famous sport fishing in this side of the region and so as a flora and fauna photography session due to its nature’s beauty.

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The highlight of the entire tour would be to see the Marble cave also known to their locals as Capilla de Marmol or the Marble chapel.

This wonderfully crafted island is identified as a chapel by the locals because of its dome like structure and normally marbles are being used to build cathedrals but this one is unique than all the other because it has been structured due to the natural powers of the current and waves hitting its floors leading it to look this astounding.

It has been considered as nature’s best artwork because it was naturally built about 6,000 plus years ago forming its beautifully curved tunnels, pillars of marble.

This has become their rare fine jewel, having this ton of beauty at the heart of Chile and Argentina floating through a clear glacier like with turquoise water.

This is to be treasured and preserved through time.

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