Cemetery / Valderas River

Última Esperanza

From Puerto Edén and sailing 45 minutes south in small boats or zodiacs, we can reach the waterfalls of the Valderas River that overlook the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. It is a rainy view during most of the year, with Magellanic forests of güaitecas, ñirre and cinnamon trees. From there, a 15-minute boat ride will take you to a Kawésqar cemetery, where small mausoleums in the shape of houses color the wet path of peat and mud.

Featured in Cemetery / Valderas River

Small tombs in the shape of colorful houses. The site is small and can be walked in minutes. The sea and the island’s green surroundings add dramatic value to any script.

Location

Location type

Local village, Historical, Landscape, Documentary, Kaweskar, Cemetery, Island.
Road type

15 to 20 minutes by sea. Small boats can be chartered from Puerto Edén.

Filming Feasibility

Challenging

It lacks the necessary communication and accommodation services required for large-scale filming. For small documentary or indie film crews with reduced technical requirements, the location has accommodation and boat services.

Parking: No

Distance from Santiago

Option 1

3 hrs. flight to Punta Arenas. 3 hrs. drive to Puerto Natales. A 41 hr. boat journey via TABSA or a 27 hr. boat journey via NAVIMAG.

The ferry makes a round trip from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales, passing through Puerto Eden. Departures from Puerto Montt are on Fridays and from Puerto Natales on Tuesdays, all year round. The route is through channels, snowdrifts and Patagonian forests.

Magallanes

-49.12282, -74.42332

Climate

Months of more light

Between November and April between 16 and 12 hrs of daylight
Months of less light

Between June and August 8 hrs
Month of highest elevation of the sun

December +64.31º
Month of lowest elevation of the sun

June +17.44º
Warmer months

February with 9ºC average
Rainy month

January and February
Coldest month

July with 6ºC average
Característica

Very rainy