The Futaleufú River, in the heart of the Patagonia, is one of the rivers with the best rapids on the planet. This is why hundreds of tourists and Chileans visit it every summer. Futaleufú promises to become the worldwide capital of white water sports.
I arrived at Futaleufú worn out and anxious after hours of traveling on an old bus. Finally I was at one of the most important areas of the Chilean Patagonia; a remote niche where Hollywood stars such as Antonio Banderas have purchased a property. I had arrived at one of the fastest and most heavily flowing rivers in the world. I could now understand why 20,000 tourists visit this place every summer with one, crazy, purpose in mind: risking their lives descending the river! (more…)
