Lake Villarrica

... the wild Araucaria trees in their local habitat. We arrive in the town of Villaricca on the shores of a beautiful lake dominated by volcano Villarrica. Having heard reports of poor weather, we decide to abandon our idea of camping on the lakeshore and ...

... town perched on the edge of Lake Lacar. The big draw for the region is white water rafting and the imposing active Villarrica volcano that quietly puffs away over 9,000 feet above. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the area erupting regularly ...

... habe ich mit Marilena (das ist meine ehemalige Praktikumsbegleiterin, fuer die, die sie nicht kennen) telefoniert, die momentan auch in Chile am reisen ist. Sie hat mir von einer Schiffsreise erzaehlt, die sie vom 1. bis 6. Februar macht und auf der es ...

Decided it was time to do something active (for a change!) and went to Villarrica with the intention of hiking up the volcano. Villarrica itself is nice (a bit quieter than nearby Pucon which I am told is one of the most expensive places in all of ...

... toast and jam - the same everywhere), and walk down the hill to catch our bus to Lican Ray, about 30km south of Villarrica. Everything went without a hitch, and we picked up our connection to the hot springs of Termas Geometricas an hour away (see http:// ...

... I had until the 3rd April to visit the Volcan Villarica in Pucon and travel 2200m (3500km)to Arica in the very north of Chile to meet a friend, Francois. Pucon was a tourist town but with lots of character and in a beautiful setting on a lake at the ...

... not be on a bus and have the freedom again to do and go where we pleased. The weather today was a clear sky too and Lake Villarrica was glistening bright blue, a tad different to the rather bleak photos we took on our first day here. Heading into the town ...

Another overnight bus (the distances between places of interest are getting so big this far south!).  We landed in Panguipulli, a place I will never be able to pronounce, on the recommendation of the owner of our guest house in Santiago.  We ...

... trip of 44 kilometres of mountainbiking from Villarica to Ojos de Caburga and the Laguna Azul (waterfalls deriving from the Caburga Lake). Exciting things of the day - surviving the 44 kms with a scortching sun and tough dirt roads. - trying our ...

... reluctantly allowed us to swap a book (quite a common practice here in travelplaces). We had a lovely walk down to the lake with great views on the volcano Villarica, which is always a little bit of a smoker, and the recently errupted Vulcano Llaima. ...

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 (Villarrica): The 3 ½ hour bus ride from Valdivia to Villarrica cost 2100 pesos each. A 5-minute ride by taxi (1000 pesos) brought us to the last available room at the Hosteria de la Colina, situated high up on the hill, ...

... . The views were just fantastic, the Volcano completely covered in snow, smoking, ahead of us and the deep blue lagoon of vast Lake Villarrica behind us plus a few skiers dotting about amongst the peak, wow! I think if anyone had ever said did we fancy ...

... in Chillán for a bit to go to the gym and chill but it was well worth coming down to Panguipulli and the lake district. I returned to Chillán from Argentina without my small backpack as someone had helped themselves to it while I was away. ...

... to speak and understand spanish all the time, it is tiring, but productive. In addition to the volcano, there is a beach along the lake here, no use under the rain. Whn I am tired of speaking spanish or being on a computer, I can watch the bus station ...

... was exciting and the fans as crazy as I've ever seen. After a fun-filled 10 hour bus trip from Santiago, I arrived in Villarrica, a small town in the famous Lakes Region in the south of Chile. This town, along with nearby Pucón (much more vibrant and ...

We toured around Temuco one of Chile's fastest growing cities. This fast paced city has few attractions but we gave it a short tour before continuing on south. One thing that stands out for us is the style of houses. Residential architecture is ...

... from the more touristy Pucon village. The scenery was very picturesque as we drove in, the snow covered Villarrica volcano rising up behind the lake. It was even puffing smoke. Beat and Claudia, our hosts, have a great chalet that is toasty every ...

... of the Lake. The place is kinda like an oversized B&B and yes, a great breakfast was included, which is a rarity in Chile. Usually breakfast is toast (white bread... they can't get enough of it!) and jam with Nescafe (UGH!) as some kind of poor ...

Villarica is a sleepy little town by a lake with views of the smouldering, active Volcano Villarica.   We side stepped a stay with some crazy Americans that thought we sounded like a "fun couple" and opted to try a hostel advertised in Puerto ...

Drove down from Valparaiso to Villarrica in the Chilean Lake district today, some 600 Miles. Although Chile isn´t a huge country, it´s very, very long, so distances can be vast. From Arica in Northern Chile to Punta Arenas in the South is around ...