Del Lago Hotel Pucon

... he offered us a great place to stay and use of his amazing computerized telescope for when we go visit San Pedro). The first morning at Pucon, Ryan and I woke up at 6am to climb the Volcan Villarica! We arrived and got a bunch of sweet gear to use. Matching windbreakers, ice / climbing boots and ice picks! So we started hiking up the volcano and it quickly got very windy. By mid way up we were not sure if we would make it to the top. As we went up to the ...

... realising the fact that her acceleration was considerably less than his, she swung her handbag into a looping trajectory across the bus park missing him by a couple of metres. They continue running out of the station down the main street to the bewilderment of everyone. A security man and duty walks out into the yard and picks up the bag nonchalantly as if this is the norm on a Sat afternoon ...

... music in my favorite hostel, el Refugio. One day I went to the hotsprings "Los Pozones" with seven natural pools of sand and stones next to a nice class IV cataract of the Liucura. As it was raining heavily I didnt take any pictures though. Maybe next time. :)<br><br>German version:<br>Plaene sind dazu da, um geaendert zu werden... Nach vierwoechiger Autosuche in Santiago habe ich es fuers ...

... and hear rumbling (no one could explain what was causing this!). Apparently you can sometimes see the lava just below the crater but it wasn´t visible the day we were there. The highlight of the trip, apart from the views was the descent. Basically you are given waterproof trousers and some kind of pants to wear over them and then basically you just slide back down on your bum. Much quicker and much more enjoyable than the initial climb ...

... swiss couple. Moved on about 20k down the road to the very popular town of Pucon, on a very big lake. Lots of resorts, vacation homes, and campgrounds. We stayed in a great little campground, right in town for the night. We needed to get some laundry done, and consistent sunshine was avoiding us, so we had it done by a laundry service....expensive but a nice luxury. Pucon was a nice place ...

... visiter la réserve naturelle El Cañi qui se trouve près de Pucón, entre les parcs de Huerquehue et de Villarica. On peut y voir un sanctuaire formé par une forêt d'araucarias. Cette région du Chili est en effet appelée "l'araucania" de par ses nombreux araucarias qui y poussent naturellement. Une excursion d'une journée permet de découvrir la faune et la flore de la région et d'accéder à un mirador surplombant le sanctuaire El Cañi. Je décide d'y aller le lendemain matin.

... been very kind to us, and our stay in Pucon proved to be no exception - it was indeed the perfect weather to climb the snow-covered, smoking volcan Villarrica, which of course was our intention! At 7am the following morning, armed with pick axes and warm clothes, we began the steep climb to the volcanic crator. Our hike began over volcanic rock, which as we got higher, slowly progressed to snow. At this point, and as the incline got steeper, it was necessary to ...

... With hindsight, this was probably a bad idea. Adam took me to a stretch of river with six serious class II and III rapids. Since summer is approaching, the river was swollen and moving fast, but absolutely crystal clear. You could easily see down 15 feet. After paddling for about 10 minutes, we rounded a corner and I came face to face with my first big rapid. It looked like a tsunami from my little tippy ...

... that way...<br><br>Anyway, eventually we got in, showered and headed out to explore the town.<br><br>Our first stop was the Tourist Info place, where we got some maps of the area and had plenty of options to consider. <br><br><br><br>We walked down to Lake Villarrica, with its strange black volcanic beach and it looked strangely beautiful, even with a fairly cloudy day around us. <br ...

... púa. Hablamos y todo se tranquilizó.<br><br>Por la noche fuimos al boliche "Zulu" y nos encontramos a Gise que se mando el "SALON" del año/vida. No tenía forros y vino a pedirnos a nosotros. Jaja...cara rota..jaja. Terminamos de tomar cerveza como a las 3am con los alemanes.<br><br>Jueves 15-01-1998<br><br>Nos levantamos y compramos pasajes para mañana a Puerto Montt y nos tomamos el bus JAC $CH 500 hacia Caburga, allí caminamos 5km ida ...