La Nutria Café
Cafetería La Nutria
A family-run café and campsite about 20 km along the Glaciar Exploradores road. Its homemade cakes and sandwiches rank first among cafés in the Aysén Region.
Located about 20 km west of Puerto Río Tranquilo on the X-728 road to Exploradores Glacier, the café is run by Ricardo and his family and also serves as a campsite. The small shop focuses on homemade organic light meals, including waffles, pies, German fruit cake (kuchen), sandwiches, fresh juice, and coffee. Diners especially praise the kuchen, lemon pie, and beef sandwich (churrasco). It has about 190 reviews on Tripadvisor, rated 4.9, and ranks first among cafés in the Aysén Region. The windows look out over the valley and the glacier, and there is a small playground and farm animals. Visitors need a car or must join a glacier tour to reach it. The glacier entrance is still about 30 km away. In the low season, please call ahead to check whether it is open.
Opening hours
Open during the day in peak season; no fixed public hours, so please call ahead to confirm
Nearby sights
- Cascada La Nutria (Exploradores Valley)
- Lake Tranquilo
- Marble Caves (Capillas de Mármol)
- Bahía Murta
- Marble Caves
- Puerto Guadal
- Puerto Sánchez & Marble Caverns
- Exploradores Glacier