Catedral de Marmol — Lisa's (& Steve's) Travels

We had to leave our lake reflections…

… but drove along Lago General Carrera for over an hour -

Our next destination was to visit Marble Caves (the title of this post). As Steve was paying for our boat ride, I noticed the goats were very interested in the truck. The young lady said it was the salt from the road –

The ambiance was quaint –

The caves were amazing -

That was the view after we backed out of the cave that the boat captain carefully maneuvered us into. This is along the row of caves –

There are 30 KILOMETERS of marble bluffs here!

The “stone” is not really marble - it’s actually calcium carbonate, and it’s been eroded over the last 6,000 years by the waves on the lake.

Our guide pointed out several fanciful formations, and this “dog” was my favorite -

I just read that the best time to visit these is between Oct. and Feb., when ice melt feeds the lake and gives the water the gorgeous turquoise hue.

Take a ride with us, as we glide through the “Tunnel” - (for the video, open the post in a browser, and if you have your sound on, you can hear our guide)

As we toured into various tight spots, the guide took my phone…