The Southern Motoco River and its Valley (I).
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The valley that the Southern Motoco River, in Argentina, has carved is approximately 20 km long, and it is mostly inaccessible. In fact, it wasn't until 1984 that humans set foot on it: The expedition that reached Mount Roca del Tiempo on the ninth day of March of that year had to cross this valley in order to actually start climbing the mountain in question.
This was indispensable, for Mount Roca del Tiempo is completely surrounded by the different fingers or water streams that form the Motoco River, which, in turn, goes from West to East thorough very deep and vertical canyons.
The first picture ever taken in the
Southern Motoco, in March 1984.
The Southern Motoco River is quite turbulent and transports a significant amount of water. This typical mountain river feeds itself from various sources both directly and idirectly, including glaciers snowfields and lakes.
Lake Tres Islas, as seen from Mount Weichert.
Its more important sources are:
1)- Lake Las Brisas.
2)- Lake Tres Islas.
3)- Motoco's Tube.
This river has a general inverted 'L' shape and surrounds Mout Roca del Tiempo's southern face.
The chapel that we built at Lake Las Brisas.
