Puyuhuapi
A village founded in 1935 by four Germans from the Sudetenland, which made carpets at the end of a fjord.
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Puyuhuapi was founded in 1935 by four young men from the Sudetenland who came out to settle at the head of a fjord in what was then essentially unreached country. One of them, Walter Hopperdietzel, later set up a carpet workshop making hand-knotted rugs, which ran for decades and still operates on a small scale - an improbable industry in a village of a few hundred at the end of a Patagonian fjord, and the thing the place is known for. Across the water is the Puyuhuapi lodge and its thermal springs, reached only by boat, and Queulat national park is a short distance south.
What you actually see
- Founded in 1935 - by four settlers from the Sudetenland.
- A hand-knotted carpet workshop - still working on a small scale.
- A fjord head village - a few hundred people on the Carretera.
- Thermal springs across the water - reached only by boat.
When to go
December to March. A full day.
Honest expectations
It rains here most days of the year. The village is very small with limited services. The lodge and its springs are expensive and boat-access only. The Carretera here is gravel in stretches.
Nearby
Queulat national park is south; La Junta is north up the Carretera.
What to pack for Puyuhuapi
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.