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ArchivoFile:DSCN2660.JPG|Ski touring in El Morado Glacier during the winterArchivoFile:Cerro_Arenas_(10).JPG|[[Glaciar del Morado]] as seen from the route of ascent to [[Cerro Arenas]]. The lagoon appears frozen on the base of the glacier, but notice the ice melting on the banks. November 2012ArchivoFile:Carancho1.JPG|Mountain "Carancho" in El Morado Glacier (juvenile specimen)ArchivoFile:Carancho2.JPG|Mountain "Carancho" in El Morado Glacier (juvenile specimen)
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[[ArchivoFile:2015-04-04_14.21.40.jpg|thumb|1100px|Panoramic view of El Morado lagoon from the opposite angle of the classic lookout point. In the background, [[Cortaderas]] and [[Loma Larga]] peaks, and to the right, part of the north hillside of [[Cerro Unión]] ]]
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==When to visit==
[[ArchivoFile:Climograma_San_Jose_de_Maipo.png|thumb|left|Climate Graph of San José de Maipo]]
*'''Trekking''':From October to May. During October and November there could be a considerable amount of snow to hinder the hike and make it impossible to reach the end of the road by car, but this will be rewarded with an even more beautiful landscape than in the summer months.
*'''Ski Touring''': Between June and mid-October. Keep in mind that starting mid-August it might be necessary to carry your skis on first stretch. On the other hand, in mid-winter the car path is cut at Lo Valdés mining facilities, so you might have to start at Baños Morales.
==Access by Car and Road Condition==
{{Access to Banos Morales by car}}
[[ArchivoFile:Choriboulder a ppios de octubre.jpg|thumb|Choriboulder during the beginning of October]][[ArchivoFile:Fin Absoluto Camino.jpg|thumb|Absolute end of the car path]] [[ArchivoFile:Valle_al_Glaciar_del_Morado.jpg|thumb|View of the valley from the start of the trek]][[ArchivoFile:Inicio_Trek_Glaciar_del_Morado.jpg|thumb|View of the valley from the middle of the trek]][[ArchivoFile:Trek_al_Glaciar_del_Morado.JPG|thumb|Mesón Alto south wall as seen from the path. Looking to the northeast, March 2013. File: Joaquín Barañao.]] [[ArchivoFile:Glaciar del Morado - 22-11-14 - 01.jpg|thumb|El Morado lagoon and glacier (from the right). 22-11-14. Photo: Pablo Inones]][[ArchivoFile:Glaciar del Morado - 22-11-14 - 02.jpg|thumb|El Morado lagoon and glacier (from the left). 22-11-14. Photo: Pablo Inones]][[ArchivoFile:Laguna_del_morado_marzo.jpg|thumb|El Morado lagoon in March]] This town is the last spot to fill up, but requires taking a small detour to the north river side. You must keep on the main road and avoid the detour to Baños Morales.
After 1,6 kilometers from the fork at Baños Morales, the paved road ends and you will pass Lo Valdés mining facilities, where there is some accumulation from the gypsum mine. Six kilometers further from the fork to Banos Morales, and after the "Cuesta de los Afligidos" hill, you will reach a bridge that crosses the Colina river. Just 120 meters after this bridge you will reach "Cabrerío" ([http://www.panoramio.com/photo/63263955 see photo]), to the left of the main path.
==Route Description==
[[ArchivoFile:Perfil_glaciar_del_morado.png|thumb|700px|center|Perfil de altura del tramo peatonal del trek al Glaciar del Morado (ruta roja)]]
Having parked the car, abandon the main route to take a car path in [[road condition|bad condition]], that will become progressively in [[road condition|very bad condition]]. On the first two kilometers, the path will go by the back of the valley on the west side of the river, where it will slowly gain altitude. At 2.805 AMSL you will pass next to a flag.
Return on the same route
===Baños Morales Stretch - Main Route Junction (for ski touring or public transportation)===
[[ArchivoFile:Perfil glaciar del morado desde Banos Morales.png|thumb|left|Perfil al Glaciar del Morado desde Baños Morales (ruta en Randonnée). The first stretch (up to the first vertical line) corresponds to the yellow stretch. The second (up to the second red vertical line), to the blue, and the third to the red route. ]]
If upon reaching Lo Valdés gypsum mine the path is closed (which is likely to be the case between June and September) you will have to return and take the detour to Baños Morales, and advance on Volcán's river's north side. It is 5.6 kilometres along the yellow route, on an old car path - good for skying - up to the junction with the path that starts at Cabrerio, ascending from 1860 AMSL to 2275 AMSL. This should take a little less than two hours. From this junction, it's 5.4 kilometers more along the blue route to the beginning described on the previous section, and that can be reached by car when there's no snow. This stretch entails an ascent from 2275 meters to 2628 meters, which should take another 1.5 hour or so.
==Galería de fotos==
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===Flora and fauna ===
[[ArchivoFile:Laguna del morado noviembre.jpg|thumb|El Morado glacier lagoon in November]]
Regarding the flora, low shrubs no higher than 50cm dominate the area, alternating with turfs of gramineas, with hard leaves. Perennial herbs dominate humid sectors. Native species stand out along with wild exotics. You can find the sclerophyllic Andean scrub, and the high Andean steep of the Santiago mountain range forms in the high Andean sector (Volcan river)
