Lake Villarrica

A few thoughts….. We made our base for our trip to the lovely Lake district Pucon, a charming little town set perfectly along the banks of Lake Villarica with the imposing snow-capped Villarica volcano rising above it. We stayed at the Antuen Cabanas. The Lake district as the name implies has the most beautiful deep blue and emerald green …

Next up, we took a 3 hour bus ride to Villarrica, another lake district town on a lake in Chile. I found a cabaña on a husky dog farm, to be clear this was not a breeding farm but a big piece of woodland owned by two Germans who came out to Chile about 6 years ago and train and race husky sled dogs.  They were extremely lovely people who …

... 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 ...

... the pleasant 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 ...

... 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 ...

... had a wonderfully diverse environment, so different from my treks in the past. The afternoon suns heat waves warmed up the picturesque lake. I felt truly relaxed. Motivated by Steve's and Katrijn dip, I was soon in the water basking in its goodness. I ...

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 ...

... 't have been more welcoming. They have an amazing garden with humming birds and a great view of another conical volcano – Volcan Villarrica. It is a live volcano and we could see the smoke. Here we were in fact the only guests as all others had ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Tag verbrachten wir am Meer; endlich wieder einmal Zeit für Spazieren, Slacklinen, Lesen und Fotos sortieren. Unser Chile-Aufenthalt beinhaltete folgende weitere Highlights: Parque Nacional Villaricca, wo wir leider kaum wandern konnten, weil es sehr ...

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 ...