Fall foliage in Latin America

From Mexico's oak-and-fir highlands to the far south, where Patagonia's southern beech forests turn the Andes crimson in April and May around Bariloche, Torres del Paine, and Tierra del Fuego.

Autumn foliage at Cerro Campanario
📍 Cerro Campanario, Bariloche & the Argentine Lakes· Photo: Hiroki Ogawa / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

18 hand-picked fall stops in Latin Americaleaves & views, towns & rides. Tap a 🍁 for its peak-color window, drag the date slider to watch the color arrive, or see every destination on the big map.

Bariloche & the Argentine Lakes

Argentina

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Lenga and coihue forests ring Nahuel Huapi and the Seven Lakes Route in red and gold from April, with Bariloche's chocolate shops and lake steamers marking the shoulder season.

Mendoza — Vineyards & Andes

Argentina

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Vineyard rows in Maipú and the Uco Valley turn gold and rust in April and May as harvest ends, poplar windbreaks along the Andes foothills coloring in step with the malbec leaves.

El Chaltén & Santa Cruz

Argentina

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Lenga forests below Fitz Roy and around Los Glaciares turn deep red through April, a brief window of color between summer trekking crowds and Patagonian winter.

Chilean Lake District

Chile

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Southern beech forests around Villarrica, Osorno and the lake district volcanoes turn copper and gold from April, autumn light settling over Puerto Varas's lakeside gardens.

Aysén — Northern Patagonia

Chile

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Lenga and ñirre forests along the Carretera Austral flare red and orange through April and May, autumn color threading between glacier-fed rivers and the peaks near Cerro Castillo.

Torres del Paine & Magallanes

Chile

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Lenga forests below the Paine massif and around Puerto Natales turn deep red through April, the peaks holding fresh snow above burning valley floors.

Tierra del Fuego

Argentina & Chile

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The world's southernmost autumn forests, lenga and ñirre around Ushuaia, blaze red and gold through April, often against fresh snow on the Fuegian Andes.

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