La Junta is a small town situated at KM 270 on the Carretera Austal, it owes its name to the union of two rivers the Rio Palena and Rosselot. The cool Andean climate given origin to excellent lands for farming, sheepherding and places rich in flora. With a population of a little over 1000 inhabitants, it has basic medical services, police station, telephones, Internet services, restaurants, gas stations, supermarkets, and bed and breakfast. Cabins among others.
Centrally located La Junta provides you with the best location to visit other nearby villages like:
Lago verde(green lake) due east is geographically characterized by its Patagonian prairies. To the south you have the small port village of Puyuhuapi in the middle of a dense forest and mounds of snow hanging from the cliffs. Puerto Chiten in due north it has aerial, maritime, and road access. The Pacific with spectacular virgin beaches is Raul Marin Balmaceda. All this without mentioning the many lakes, rivers, lagoons, bays and channels that you will see while traveling these roods.
La Junta provides you with a great opportunity to get in tough with nature unlike any place on earth.