Read All About It: Epic Route Connect 17s Parks

National Geographic announced the creation of a new motor route through Patagonia that will eventually allow drivers to cruise between 17 national parks in southern Chile.

Quotable quote: “The Carretera Austral is being reimagined with the adventurous tourist in mind — a conduit to some of the most spectacular and truest wilderness on Earth. A portion of the Carretera Austral — still mostly a double-wide dirt road — will be rebranded as the Ruta de los Parques. This “Route of Parks” will ultimately be 1,500 miles long and connect an incredible 17 national parks in Chile.”

Writer Andrew Bisharat divulges the rest of the details in this report: www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/destinations/south-america/chile/carretera-austral-southern-highway-route-national-parks/